Party Theme/Idea: Farmer’s Market & Pumpkin Patch. Take the children to the pumpkin patch and then to the Farmer’s Market – have each child pick out one large pumpkin to carve and a small one for centerpieces.

Favorite Recipe: Sweet Onion Tart by Joel’s Grand Cuisine

Ingredients:
2 sheets of puff pastry dough
2 large cloves of garlic, peeled
4 medium red onions, peeled and sliced in ½” rounds
4 tablespoons oil (blend of 20% olive and 80% canola)
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
4 large eggs
1 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon Crystal hot sauce
2/3 cup grated parmesan cheese

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Lightly grease two 9” pie pans. Place a puff pastry dough sheet in each pan and trim to the edge. Refrigerate until ready to use.  Coat sliced onions and garlic with oil mixture. Place onions on oven-proof rack and roast for 20 minutes. Place garlic on rack with onions and roast for an additional 20 minutes.  Chop the roasted garlic.  In a medium size mixing bowl, combine eggs, cream, herbs, seasonings and wire whisk until thoroughly blended. Add chopped roasted garlic.  Layer the roasted onion slices on the bottom of the prepared pie pans. Cover onion slices with the egg mixture. Sprinkle with parmesan.  Bake at 425 for 25-30 minutes on bottom rack of oven.  Cool slightly before slicing.

Favorite Flower: Orange Safflower

How-to Idea: Pumpkin centerpiece

– Cut off the top of each pumpkin and discard. Scoop out the pulp and the seeds.
– Fill a glass or other suitable container half full of water and place inside the pumpkin, surrounding it with bunched up paper so it stands firmly upright. 
– Add flowers and greenery.