Hi Caitlin,
It's been forever since I've really baked, and this was so easy it almost seemed like cheating. This morning Matt and I woke up early and made this little tart together so that we can take it over to Matt and Malena's for dinner tonight. It's a fig jam tart from "Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone" by Deborah Madison. Do you have this book? It's a good one.
We wanted to make something simple to go along with a cheese plate and some dessert wine. We recently joined the wine club for Bonny Doon Wines and we've been hoarding some dessert wine away for a special occasion. I think it might be a lot to eat after dinner, but we have a soft and a hard cheese, this tart, marcona almonds, and grapes! I don't know what Malena is going to make but this dessert is almost a meal in itself.
We dropped into their apartment for the first time last night and it is so different from the way you organized it. It's interesting how a place can be completely transformed! The have their dining table in the kitchen and their living room where your dining room is. They had the sliding doors closed, but I think that your old living room is the office because sometimes I can see Matt at his computer from the windows. Anyways, we're looking forward to getting to know them a little better at dinner tonight.
I hope that you and Scott are doing well. We are so excited for you guys!
If I remember I'll try to take some pictures of our Thanksgiving feast, we'll miss you this year.
Talk to you soon,
Ginny
