Good snack, brainstorm for side dish, 5 yr old tantrum with a kick

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OK, thank god I finished off the fresh ricotta. It is so good but clearly not low-fat in any way (4 c whole milk + 1 c heavy cream) so I probably shouldn't eat tons every day, but alas. Great, filling snack! Today I drizzled peppery olive oil and sliced tomatoes atop. Aah. I found the idea of potatoes solo kinda boring so started noodling- what did I already have, what might be summery and flavorful when combined? What about steamed potatoes, chilled and then cubed, gently mixed with cubed avocado and tomatoes, formed into a timbale shape and dressed with a lemon-basil vinaigrette? I think this might be quite tasty so just steamed the potatoes and am chilling them.

Picture this: Jack is in navy dress pants, a long-sleeved blue button-down, black belt, black socks, black boots (read: formal police attire) and a mustache I drew on with eyeliner. He just had the biggest meltdown you can have in the span of 3 minutes (because I said no to a 3rd Inspector Gadget), but with all that get-up on I just could NOT take him seriously. You know?

Wow! Tart night a raging success.

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I am not going to lie, friends, dinner and dessert tonight were FABulous. What a fun surprise. The beet/carrot and tomato tarts were equally delicious, and both are gone except for a tiny sliver of the tomato one which I assume T will finish off while cleaning up. And this dessert combo was divine: fig jam, marcona almonds and goat cheese on 1/2, blue cheese on the other half. We loved both. Mamma mia. I'm stuffed and happy. We are now having our equivalent of a Texas thunderstorm, and it's awesome. I love these deluge-type downpours.