A Tasty Tart

Sweet, sweet summer time...

One of my favorite things about summer is cooking with all the veggies that are in season. Fresh green beans are everything this time of year and I never met a squash I didn't like. This exceptionally fun (and easy!) tart combines fancy with delicious and I had so much fun making it.  

One pack of puff pastry

One pack of cream cheese

2 zucchini

2 yellow squash  

Bag of carrots  

fresh herbs of your choosing

Preheat oven to 350. Press the pastery into the greased pie pan and put it in the oven for 10 minutes just to get it set. Then add the cream cheese to the bottom of semi cooked pastery and add fresh herbs. I used a vegetable peeler to make the strips and allmyou do is start off with a tightly wound middle and simply make circles in both directions to make this pretty rose look. Throw a little olive oil and garlic salt on it and bake another 30 minutes or so, enough to be golden brown. Best served warm!

Have a great Wednesday!

Patio Punch

Is it just me or is it really hard to tell which way is up or down this week? Might be the holiday or might be my baby that feels sleep is only for the weak. Anyway, it’s patio season and if you know me then you know I love my wine but also a unique cocktail here and there. And by the time Friday gets here I'm more than ready for just that. So for today's Martini Moment I'm sharing the most perfect drink for Summer days and nights spent outside.  

Pimm's Punch

1 cup Pimm's Liquor

1/2 cup Vodka

Lemonade

Handful of strawberries

1/2 orange

1/2 cucumber

Fresh mint

Get your favorite pitcher and add your booze. Fill 3/4 of the way up with lemonade.  Add fruit and ice, then garnish with fresh mint.

It feels like we get another weekend, no? Enjoy it everyone! 

Happy Fourth of July!

Happy Fourth of July! 

I hope you have yourself a fun day planned! If you're cooking out I've got the perfect addition! Nothing screams the Fourth of July like watermelon. So on today's Perfectly Plated I'm sharing my Watermelon Pizza recipe. It's easy, pretty, and healthy!  

Watermelon Pizza

One slice of watermelon

1/2 cup red onion

4 tbsp red wine vinegar

1 tbsp sugar

Pink Himalayan Sea Salt

extra virgin olive oil

Feta cheese

Pecans

Fresh basil

Mix the onion, vinegar, sugar, and salt in a bowl and let sit for 20 minutes. Stir it occasionally. After that, strain the onions (make sure they are soft) add a splash of olive oil to the mixture and brush each side of your watermelon with it. Grill the watermelon until its marked by the grill and super juicy. Then just add pecans, onion, feta, and basil. Cut it up and serve like pizza!

Enjoy your day!