One of the TV shows that would command me to immediately stop my mindless channel surfing is Everyday Italian. I *love* italian food and everything that Giada de Laurentiis makes seems delicious and more importantly, simple to make!

Today, I caught Giada de Laurentiis making a couple of paninis and this Strawberry Bruschetta (photo and recipe from foodnetwork.com):

3 slices (1/2-inch-thick) rustic white bread
2 to 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
10 strawberries, sliced
3 to 5 teaspoons sugar

Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Grill the bread until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Spread the butter over the toasts. Arrange the sliced strawberries over the toasts. Sprinkle the strawberries with the sugar. Broil until the sugar begins to caramelize, about 2 minutes.

Note: On the show, she actually caramelized the sugar with a blow torch.

Looks YUMMY, no? Anyhoo, my cousin, my sister, and I usually use the computer and internet from midnight onwards so naturally, we also regularly have midnight snacks! One of my favorite midnight snacks is actually kind of similar to this Strawberry Bruschetta but obviously, less luxurious. It’s butter and strawberry jam on a Skyflakes cracker! Here’s what you do:

Easy peasy! Trust me, it’s really good! (Well, I bet it’s not as good as the strawberry buschetta but it’s a very good alternative if you don’t have bruschetta and fresh strawberries! :p)

If I had these served at home everyday, I’d be really, really, thin. Too cute!

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Now, I don’t really aim to post hot-off-the-press stuff in here, just the things that I find cute, amusing, interesting, or just whatever I find worth posting about :p And I think cute rice presentations deserve a blog entry in my world :p Ack.. cuteness overload! teehee!