{"id":8,"date":"2009-08-28T21:08:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-29T01:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/blog\/?p=8"},"modified":"2009-08-28T21:08:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-29T01:08:00","slug":"picnic-fun-and-fare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/?p=8","title":{"rendered":"Picnic fun and fare!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Our picnic patio at Kingwood. <\/em><\/p>\n

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Little "en" and I at the table, sharing a nectarine.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Aiden\/Aidan’s getting ready for adventure!<\/p>\n

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It was a really fun party.  The boys were congenial if not friends, yet, and it was beautiful day with dear family.<\/p>\n

Now for the FARE_<\/p>\n

What good cooks we all are!<\/p>\n

A picnic with these ladies is a gastronomical delight.<\/p>\n

We had – Picnic Chicken<\/p>\n

             -Baba ghanoush with Ajvar and Pita bread<\/p>\n

             -Israeli Couscous Salad<\/p>\n

             -Black Bean and Corn Salsa<\/p>\n

             -Pasta salad with Artichokes and Olives<\/p>\n

             -Tomato and Chevre Tart<\/p>\n

             -Sour Cherry Cake <\/p>\n

             – Fruit and Dark Chocolate<\/p>\n

Here is the recipe for the tart.<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/p>\n

Fillo dough sheets<\/p>\n

1\/2 cup melted butter<\/p>\n

3 TBS olive oil<\/p>\n

2 onions, sliced thin<\/p>\n

1\/2 tsp sugar<\/p>\n

Goat cheese-3oz.<\/p>\n

2 large ripe tomatoes, sliced thin and seeded<\/p>\n

1 cup mozzarella cheese, grated<\/p>\n

fresh basil leaves, torn into small pieces<\/p>\n

Method:<\/p>\n

Sautee onions in olive oil until transparent- then add 1\/2 tsp sugar and continue to sautee until they turn golden.<\/p>\n

Thaw Fillo in refrigerator over night and take out about 10 sheets, keep them covered with damp paper towels so they don’t dry out.<\/p>\n

On parchment paper, place one sheet of Fillo and brush with melted butter- place second sheet in opposite direction and again brush with butter.<\/p>\n

Keep doing this , sheet by sheet, until you have a rounded base of buttery dough.  Place onions in the center of your round of Fillo and dot with<\/p>\n

the goat cheese.  Place tomatoes – overlapping- in a circle on top of onions and cheese and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle basil over the top<\/p>\n

and then carefully fold the top of the Fillo sheets over the tart.  Use the butter to keep the Fillo flexible.<\/p>\n

Then bake the entire tart (Place parchment directly onto baking stone or on a large cookie sheet) in a 375 degree F oven until golden brown- about 35-45 minutes- keep an eye on it because baking temperatures differ from oven to oven.<\/p>\n

This is really delicious and worth the effort.<\/p>\n

Sorry I don’t have any pictures- my camera is non-functional and we started eating before Ally could get any pictures!<\/p>\n

Let me know if you want any of the other recipes and I’ll try to get them for you!<\/p>\n

Bon appetit!<\/p>\n

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