Laurie makes Crackers and Salad

Another family gathering....and we all bring something. My sister Jen is hosting Easter dinner and since I will be in New York tomorrow, I spent this afternoon in the kitchen. I must say Jen laughed at me when I emailed her the recipes I was going to make and said "I can't believe you are looking up recipes online." Yes, she knows me well. I told her I blame my new obsession with the Beekman Boys.

Anyway, I made the same crackers as Nicole did, but mine sure look different than hers. They are all different shapes and sizes, but I kind of like that.

I used this recipe.
Here's the flour mixture:

Here's the dough (it was messy, but fun!):

After letting it sit for 30 minutes like it was called for, I rolled it out. What? Surprised I own a rolling pin? I also surprisingly own a lot of Pampered chef items, despite not liking to cook!

I used my pizza cutter to slice the dough (it worked fine, no I don't have any cookie cutters, but I will accept gifts! LOL).

The plate of homemade crackers. Before baking, I topped some with suger/cinnamon mix, some with a smidge of cheddar cheese and some with a smidge of asiago cheese. And some I left plain.

I also made Feta and Cilantro Pasta Salad. Recipe here.

Okay, so I cheated a little on this one. I didn't use heirloom tomatoes, perhaps the local fresh produce store will have some in the summer and I'll make this again. I just bought caned diced tomatoes. And no, I don't own a garlic press, so I didn't buy fresh garlic, I used minced garlic purchased in the spice aisle. (I just guessed as to the measurement).

As you can see, I did have olive oil in the pantry, and I *have* used it in the past!

Cooked pasta:

The tomato, garlic, cilantro mixture:

Add the feta cheese! (I may have sampled some of this prior to pouring into the bowl!).

All the ingredients together! Looks really great!!! I hope everyone likes it!