TNT (Timewarp North Toast)

My apartment reminds of a movie set - no two rooms look alike, they belong to different eras and places. As far as food-related spaces are concerned, the kitchen inevitably makes one think of Spain or Italy, of the photos of it in the middle of a Mediterranean cookbook my parents have. Mid-February snowbank in the courtyard undermines that daydream; but when warm wind is shuffling the curtains, some tapas and olive oil make you lose your space-time connection:

- 4 pieces of baguette toast (better yet parisien, it's wider)

- shallots, cut into circles

- 1-2 small tomatoes (Italian tomatoes are fine too), cut in half

- 1 garlic clove, peeled, cut in half

- cheese!

- olive oil (good quality, preferably unfiltered; the more taste - the better)

- FRESH basil leaves, minced

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- toast the bread

- rub the toasts with first garlic, then tomato

- place cheese on top, sprinkle with shallots and basil

- pour a couple of drops of olive oil on top