Snack Time!

School days are the best days or holidays were the best days when we were in school? 

Our school timings were from 9 am to 3 pm and with extra-curricular activities added to it I used to leave home at 7:30 am and come back by 4:30 pm. Well and in that whole day of activities we had two breaks short break as we used to call it and lunch break. Short break for me was tolerable I used carry things like chips, biscuits and all. But then the dreaded lunch break! I hated whatever I carried for lunch because of one simple reason it was dead COLD since it was packed in the morning 7 am. 

(And I don’t think still in schools in India we have the facility of microwaves to heat up the food kids bring for lunch)

But after this entire days ordeal when I used to come home there was always a surprise waiting for me, the 5 pm snack time, my mother used to make the best snacks ever. 

They were warm, delicious and very inviting. 

As I grew older and graduated out of school, then college, started working, coming home late this part of my life where my mother made fabulous snacks at 5 pm for me just phased out.

Later I got married and as I was working at 5 pm some girls working with me and I started a new tradition - “Tea Break” - where we girls working together used to huddle up and enjoy ourselves gossiping along with some lame tea bag tea. 

Then another change in my life happened I moved to US with my husband and since the visa rules here would not let me work I had all the time in the world at my disposal. And guess what I introduced, the routine of 5 pm snacks for my husband. (Though he actually gets to eat at 6:30 pm after he is home from work but still it counts as 5 pm snack) 

Soon I realized it is fun thing for me to do because I get to be both innovative, creative and experiment these new culinary triumphs on my husband which I think he secretly loves. I sometimes wonder does my husband enjoy the food that I make more or enjoys being my guinea pig more…….?

Well and why did I tell you all such a big story for because I wanted to share these pictures with you. 

Inspired by the Italian bruschetta but introducing my very own Indian in taste my onion capsicum cherry tomato bruschetta.

Ingredients:   Onion, garlic, capsicum, parsley (I used it just for green color), cherry tomato, soya and red chilli sauce. A little bit of oil, salt, pepper and oregano. 

Most important toasted bread.

Procedure: Fry the garlic first and then add all the veggies. Except cherry tomatoes slice them and keep aside so as to just arrange them on the bread later. Once the veggies are soft add the sauces and spices.

 Divide all the vegetable mixture in equal parts and spread it over the toasted bread. Arrange the tomato slices over it.

Sprinkle some cheese over it, I prefer mozzarella cheese just like pizza and pop it into the oven which should be preheated at 350 degree F for 5 - 10 min or till the cheese melts.

And for those of who are thinking where is the final picture.....well ask my husband he ate them all without wasting a minute straight out of the oven!