Bocconcini thingies.............

My work is producing a cookbook.  One of those ones where people contribute their favourite recipes and the book is sold for charity.

I thought I would make some contributions.  Here is one of them.

Tomato & Bocconcini Bites

Ingredients:

Roma tomatoes, sliced

Bocconcini cheese, sliced

French bread stick, cut into 2cm slices.

Pesto sauce (fresh is preferable)

Fresh basil leaves.

Method:

Butter each slice of bread with pesto sauce.

Top with slice of tomato.

Then add a piece of bocconcini.

Lastly add a basil leaf.

Continue until all bread has been topped.

Season to taste.

I should really call these "Maree's Bocconcini things" as many years ago my friend Maree  showed me this recipe and suggested I bring a plate of these to a party.  Since then they became a bit of a signature dish as everyone would say to me "did you bring those yummy bocconcini things".  My friend Maree got quite annoyed as she said "that was my recipe and now everyone thinks it's yours".  Sorry Maree!!  Maree went to Christchurch NZ about 10 years ago and i haven't heard from her since.  Hope she was ok in the earthquake.

Well, better go.  Australia is still beating NZ in the rugby in the background and that's got to be good news.

When do you start feeling old!!

I turned 46 a few months ago.  Shortly after i read somewhere that at the age of 46 a woman becomes invisible and becomes disillusioned with life.  It gets better in your 60's.  Apparently.  Just reading that made me feel quite disillusioned and depressed.



Anyway then I decided that you are as old as you feel or the person you feel.  My husband is a few years younger than me so that shaved a few years off.  And my kids are young, 5 & 2.  So that has shaved a few more years off.

No this isn't me but a fellow 46 year old - courtesy of http://www.theplace2.ru/

Until last week when the culmination of migraines, tummy pains and an excruciating pinched nerve all came together.  It made me feel about 100. 

This is not all a doom and gloom story!  My migraine went away, my stomach ache is almost gone and yesterday i went to the physio to sort out my leg.  Things are getting better.  And then tomorrow we are going to the Ekka!!!