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"Zeppo" > wrote in message
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> "ViLco" > wrote in message
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>> Paul M. Cook wrote:
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>>> Pretty decent organic tomatoes at the market yesterday so I grabbed
>>> some. So lunch was caprese. I got some decent fresh mozzarella from
>>> TJs, sliced the tomatoes and arranged them in a ring with the mozz
>>> and leaves of fresh basil from my garden picked seconds earlier. Salt,
>>> pepper and EVO.
>>> Man, that is some good eating. So aromatic and tasty.

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>> Caprese is really a wonderful dish, so easy to arrange and so really
>> wonderful.
>> If you happen to find some, try adding a pinch of chopped fresh oregano
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>> Vilco
>> Mai guardare Trailer park Boys senza
>> qualcosa da bere a portata di mano

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> Really love it. I haven't found really great locally tomatoes yet but I've
> been making do with hothouse until my tomato plants' fruit ripens up.
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> I always seem to struggle slicing the mozzarella evenly. Any tips on that?
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Use your sharpest, thinnest non serrated knife, heat it in boiling water.
It will slice through the cheese like a hot knife through cheese.

Paul