Nakitt
A tale of love conquering the whole world…

This morning we woke up and watched the F1 qualifications in Malaysia together, the seemingly latest development in a streak of racing addiction. All week we’ve been glued to the television every night whilst playing Grand Turismo 4, a racing game on the Playstation 2 and the epitome of our battle of the sexes. So far, men are losing. Badly.

This fit of all of things fast has been a long time coming, however. Kitty loves to sprint through the street with my hand in hers head long towards the park in a crazed frenzy of excitement, and has done so for as long as I can remember now. Our local park has been closed lately though for a sort of “rehabilitation” exercise, something which in actual fact has begun to resemble the site of a major nuclear accident, what with all the digging and the workman in their fluorescent boiler suits. Their aim is to have the park reopened for Summer, a goal which whilst I remain optimistic, is still far from their contorted grasp. Touch wood though, I’ve been looking forward for an excuse to have another picnic with my girl.

I’ve been a bit estranged lately as to what to get up to during the day, and whilst trying to give myself ample opportunity to simply just take this laptopless [sic] opportunity to relax, I do find myself sitting with my head between my hands, elbows on table, bored as the child within lacks mental stimulation.

I’ve always had an interest in cooking, and I love having the opportunity to cook for Kitty when possible, so maybe this is the opening I’ve been looking for to try some new recipe’s out on my test subject? We’ve been having mozzarella and tomato paninis a lot lately, which always go down a treat. I’ve included the recipe below if you’re game; they’re extremely simple to make, hardly taking any time at all to prepare and cook, and they taste divine.

Mozzarella And Tomato Paninis

1. Take the panini bread and slice it in half. Using a pastry brush, lighly cover the inside of the slices with some olive oil.
2. Cut a fresh tomato into thin slices, and spread evenly over the inside of the panini bread.
3. Slice some mozzarella cheese into slices, and spread over the tomatos on the inside of the panini bread.
4. Place both slices of panini bread inside up in a grill or oven at approximately 180-200°C, and cook until both slices are lightly toasted, and the cheese is melted to taste.
5. Leave to cool for 2 minutes before garnishing with basil, and adding salt and pepper to taste. Press both slices firmly together, slice into manageable pieces, and serve. Recipe makes 1 serving.

Well, there’s the recipe! Off to make some now for my love. =]