I cannot believe it has been almost 2 weeks since I posted. I have never gone that long. To say that the last two weeks have been stressful is an understatement. But I have survived, and I have returned. This week’s recipe is worth the wait.

Recently I was invited to a Saturday night cocktail party. I had been to the farmer’s market that day, and had come home with heirloom tomatoes, green onions, and fresh ricotta. I had frozen puff pastry that I had made previously (and will post this week). I did a quick Google search and came up with this recipe from the Washington Post for Fresh tomato and ricotta tart. I thawed out the puff pastry and set to work mixing ricotta and slicing tomatoes. I had a large yellow and a large red tomato. They were both a little on the wet side. I laid them out on paper towels to dry a little while I rolled out the puff pastry and mixed the cheese.

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Mostly, I eat healthy. What exactly does that mean? Apparently it means different things to different people. So, I’m just going to tell you what it means to me. 

First of all, I’m not perfect. I reserve the right to change my rules from one day to the next, since I’m the one who gets to make the rules. I don’t feed any children or significant others. My dog eats mostly organic, raw food. He doesn’t get to pick his food, so I try to give him the best I can get. Even his “treats” are organic and wheat and corn free (Thank you Paul Newman!).

Here are this week’s rules:

1. I eat relatively little processed food. I like whole food. Real vegetables, fruit, meat. I love to cook, so I do. Almost every day. I do eat cheese, kefir, and the occasional baked good (usually from Whole Foods).

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