Gatherings

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I recently went to the Hollywood Bowl to see Jack Johnson in concert. It was my first visit to the "Bowl" and I really had no idea what to expect. In my head I sort of thought it was a huge grassy hill that overlooked seats which overlooked the stage. To my surprise it was all seats/ benches! Our seats were at the first row of the last section. Nosebleed section is an understatement. Regardless we had a great time and I made a delicious greek orzo pasta salad!

These were all my ingredients:

-Orzo pasta cooked and drained

Then I chopped the following veggies to toss in

- Tomatoes

-Cucumber

-Red Onion

-Kalamata Olives

- Roasted Bell Peppers

- Green Bell Pepper

- Crumbled Feta

-Fresh flat leaf parsley

I tossed all the ingredients together and dressed it with my usual lemon vinaigrette (olive oil, lemon juice/ zest, honey, dijon mustard, and salt&pep)

I made a HUGE batch to bring and some for lunch the next day! :)

Sunday rolled around and I was pretty excited to go to my FIRST DG alumni event. It was a lunch at an Alums house close by. We were all told to bring something, so I brought

Summer Harvest Roasted Tomato and Cheese Tarts

To start, I roasted the tomatoes which take sort of a long time.

Tomatoes:

Take a plastic container of Grape Tomatoes and season with

1 tablespoon of Dried Italian Herbs

Salt& Pep

Space out evenly on a baking sheet and roast in a 425F oven until they burst and the juices around the tomatoes have sort of caramelized. This can take up to 40 min.

Cheese:

In a bowl mix together:

1 cup Ricotta Cheese

1 cup Fontina Cheese (shredded)

1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese (grated)

2-3 tablespoons of Purchased Basil Pesto

I used Pepperidge Farm's frozen Puff Pastry Shells:

Once they were cooked I spread the cheese over the slightly warm pastry shells and topped them each with a few roasted tomatoes. I got a lot of compliments so it's safe to say these turned out great and were perfect for a gathering. :)

See ya next time!