I had grand plans for dinner last night, however because of the nap schedule I wasn’t able to get to the store to buy a few of the key items (a 10 inch tart pan among them). And our friends weren’t sure they would make it, and it was to be a late dinner (for us that means anything after 6:30). So, I made a simple onion galette with mustard cream and an arugula salad with dressing made from walnut oil, yogurt and vinegar. I’ve been hoarding a bottle of walnut oil from a farm nearby and I finally realized that if I didn’t use it it would eventually go rancid. 

In the end our friends did come, remarking that they could smell the tart all the way down the street. It was quite good and Nora enjoyed eating dinner with the adults while in her pajamas! While preparing the meal I thought to myself that it would be a good exercise to prepare every dinner as if we were having friends over, especially on the weekend. It makes you crack that bottle of wine and use the cloth napkins…

CSA items used: onions, arugula.

Oh, and Alec made pesto from all the basil, which we froze.

Eaten straight: tomatoes, figs, and strawberries