I recently had my parents and grandmother over to celebrate my mom’s birthday. Eager to find a menu that would knock my mom’s socks off, Many and I put our noggins together and came up with a winner! First, we needed an appetizer. Inspired by fellow throwdowner Aurélie Ptito‘s account of a friend’s recipe, we decided to prepare the same dish: tomato, basil, and goat cheese served between two slices of Panko fried eggplant with a drizzle of balsamic reduction on top. It’s a sort of twist on the Caprese salad that I know my mom loves.
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Apéro by the Lake
Yesterday evening, a few of us packed our backpacks and hiked up the mountain to Beaver lake where we could take in the last sunny rays of the day before the mosquitoes begin their snacking time. Sitting on the softly sloping hill of Beaver lake, we had the best view of the surroundings: the Beaver lake pavilion sits directly opposite us, beneath the shadows of bushy trees; kids take a last spin in their paddle boats; family clusters come and go; the sun shines a bright orange before disappearing behind trees; soft hues of pink and tangerine light up the sky.
