Labor Day Relaxation

With a three day weekend starting and nothing
on our agenda, I decided sleeping in was a waste
of time so after hubby finished his morning run, 
with coffee cups ready for the road 
we headed out to our old neighborhood to visit
the Saturday morning Farmer's Market.

Farmer's Market, Texas

Because life has been running at a hectic pace 
we had not been out in the recent past so we spent the 
first few moments marveling at the facility 
improvements since the market first opened.  
Where as before we trooped through the elements be it
too much sunshine or muddy fields, always 
praying for a place to park, today
the market has a pretty shed, playground 
for the kids and best of all, 
wonderful produce and products.
After we walked past all of the vendors
scouting our options I remembered my menu 
for the evening was a Tomato Ricotta Tart so in
addition to some beautiful large tomatoes I decided
to go all out and create a holiday meal as if I were
back in Avignon France. 

Farmer's Market, Avignon France

 That meant a loaf of European Bread
 with Rosemary and Lemon,
a fresh smoked Goat cheese, that's sample 
was beyond description and a bag of
beautiful peaches for a 
Peach Croustade.

I had never heard of a Croustade
until I bought my latest favorite cookbook, 
 Cowgirl Chef
but how can you go wrong with a French Pastry!

This fabulous book combines two of my favorite places,
Texas and France
and is my "go to" source when I am feeling the urge
to "get away" from daily stress by cooking.  
The previously mentioned Tomato-Ricotta Tart 
also comes from these pages.
I even admit to finding a Breton shirt to look 
the part of a chic French traveler on my last trip!
So here is our start, the pastry is ready to pop in the
refrigerator and in a few hours I will 
be ready to slice the peaches.

Until then, maybe it's time to 
bring out the smoked Goat cheese 
and reminiscence.

Looking forward to your return and sharing our results!

~ Maggie