I love breadsticks but I don't like making them :(. And that's for 2 main reasons! One - I have no patience to roll them out thin into elegantly smooth long sticks. Two - err..ahem..I have no patience at all!! If you ask me for a third, it would be the same too! But the only way I actually make them is because I love them so much to give it a miss, and I prefer home made 'rustic' ones to the 'sophisticated' store bought ones!

I like them with my salads and my soups. I like as they are too. My Basil plant has been growing well and I was looking out for ways to make use of them. I came across this recipe by Linda Fraser and I love them. I just halved her recipe and kept the recipe as they are. They are yummy and I dint feel like making any modification to them. According to her, they are pretty low in calories with no butter and good fat from Olive oil. I have been predominantly having soups for my lunch thanks to a self imposed and charted Detox diet (will supply the complete schedule with recipes soon after I complete it - have been at it for a month now!!) and these breadsticks made a hearty accompaniment to the soup. Without further ado, lets go to the recipe shall we?