Food: Cheese and Garlic Crisps

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I got inspired by reading a blog about food…so at 3:20 in the morning, I wracked my brains to see if I could remember one of my impromptu snacks. It could be that I was hungry..or I was determined to watch the movie Ratatouile by next week…so rat..mice..cheese, get it?

For after-work or during-work snacks, you can try doing these..they will keep crisp in an airtight container for probably 4 days.

Ingredients:

pita bread
melted butter (I use Anchor)
crushed fresh garlic cloves (I never tried the dried ones)
chopped fresh basil
grated Parmesan cheese

Process:

1. Split the pita bread into your desired shapes..I usually just go with the wedges

2. Mix butter, basil and garlic in a bowl.

3. Put the pita wedges on a lightly oiled baking tray (since I don’t have an honest to goodness oven for baking, I opted for an oven toaster, which you can also try).

Brush the wedges with the butter mixture then sprinkle with the Parmesan.

4. Bake until golden brown and crisp..

I purposely did not put in the quantity and ratio to be used so those who dare experiment can adjust to their taste bud levels.

Next time I make it, I will take a picture and catch up in posting it here.

These are easy to prepare snacks which can be popped back into the oven with a sprinkle of olive oil…and it becomes ready for munching.

Of course I rate it 3 stars at least, but reviewing my own work seems self-serving, however I will be posting here future food or resto reviews…

Possible variations which I tried:
– using sun-dried tomatoes
– substituting mozarella cheese instead of Parmesan
– tomato sauce to make it look like a pizza wedge, and adding Tabasco
– native cheese

Judgement? Still yummy!

As they say, cooking is not just a science, its also art…

 

– Jul 28, ’07 3:28 AM