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12 de Julio 2008

cheesy tomato

i woke up this morning feeling all crumply and weird.
and when i opened the fridge to think about milk what i really wanted was a beer. it was 8:30am.
so i didn't have beer.
i think mostly i wanted comfort food.
cheese, probably. or just to lick the salt off the salt shaker.
so here is a recipe my dad used to make me when i was little (he is probably making it right now but he only cooks on the barbecue so you could try that, i however, only cook in the toaster oven so that is what i'm recommending):

first you go to the farmers market and buy a tomato that looks like it is about to go bad; they usually have a bin in the truck or wherever with these half price tomatoes that are just splitting at the seams and they tell you you should choose for yourself because they don't want to be held responsible if you get a moldy one.

but though they are right on the edge they are just right.

cut it in half, pour about 1 tblsp extra virgin olive oil on each half.
sprinkle with oregano, basil, sage, salt, (pepper if you're into that sort of thing, which martin is)
lay slices of cheese on top (mozzerella is what my dad uses, cheddar works just fine, my sister would probably use bleu--she says it makes everything better)
broil it until the cheese turns brown
serve it in a bowl with a fork, spoon, and a butter knife, or at least some bread because the juicy stuff from the tomato is so good you have to eat it and it can get a little embarrassing if you have to eat it with a fork

it is sort of like a cure for the common crumply feeling.
let me know if you like it but don't say anything if you don't because that would be sort of a nasty surprise.

help yourself | By crymytinyflood | 1:40 PM

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