Pensive Sky

I rocked it at work today.  I was so efficient and motivated. I plowed through work like it was nobody's business.  I had something on my mind.  A work something.  A decision I needed to make.  And for some reason it just spun me into overdrive.  I organized everything on my desk.  Dealt with things I've been putting off.  I even sorted through the random paper basket by the printer to make a more orderly stack of variety paper.  All the busybody-ness helped me finally make my work something decision.  I won't bore you with the details, but I will say, it felt so good finally be decisive.  While I was physically organizing and cleaning my work area, I was organizing thoughts in my head that eventually led to my decision.  Maybe I've discovered a cure for my decision making disability?

By the way, my new motto is "work smarter, not longer or harder".

I love that scene in the movie Julie and Julia where Julie decides to write her blog about food while she and her husband scarf down the most amazing looking Bruschetta.  That scene makes me hungry.  So I decided to make some.



Doesn't it look delish?  My husband loved it so much he asked to have it for dinner the next night too.  I don't think he noticed that it's not made of meat. :)

Here's how I whipped it up:

Cut up cherry tomatoes
Chopped fresh basil
Diced fresh mozzarella (I'm talking the real deal from the deli section, not the dairy section)
Drizzle of olive oil
Pinch of course sea salt
Fresh ground pepper

Mix all of this in a bowl...whatever proportions you like.  (Sorry if you like exact measurements, I'm more of a cook on the fly kind of girl)

Slice up a loaf of good bread - I like Artisan combo bread from the bakery at Safeway.  Something with good body and chewy crust like ciabatta, etc.

Heat up olive oil in a pan on medium high.  Cook the bread on both sides until golden brown.

Peel a clove of garlic and slice it in half.  Rub over the bread. Careful, it's hot.  Top with your tomato mixture.

Whoalah!  Dig in, it's amazing.  Try it tonight.  And then again tomorrow night.

I can't wait to make this with my own garden tomatoes and basil.

I quote song lyrics in my head...endlessly.  And I post them as my Facebook status and people don't have a clue what I mean.  But it's meaningful to me and I find inspiration in the lyrics of a thoughtful song.  So here's the latest:


Eden

Tonight at the end of light,
Tonight, I feel lonely
I thought I heard my heart stop beating
and I long for you to hold me

I guess I feel like Eden
The twilight tried it’s best
Tonight I feel good and evil
against my chest

Would I love you less or better
if I didn’t miss your face
Read your words like a love letter
would I have known your grace?

I guess I feel like Eden
aware of all I am
Tonight I feel good and evil
against my skin

We’re all homesick
is love the reason?
My hunger led me to your hope
Until the end of this colder season
keep us warm

Cause we are always Eden
the day after she fell
We see good and evil
and choose which one to tell

-Alli Rogers