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Rustic Strawberry Rhubarb Tart

Adapted from: PBS Parents With a store-bought crust (I like TJ's), this comes together really quickly.  The original recipe called for salt in the fruit mixture (with the sugar and flour).  I tried that the first time I made this (last week) and I really didn't like it.  I still had some rhubarb from the farm share and the second pie crust from the package, so I decided to try again without the salt, and I like it so much better without the salt.  I used the graham crackers with the sugar on top (maybe they're cinnamon-sugar?) from Trader Joe's, and it was really good.  The graham crackers on the bottom help absorb any liquid that comes out of the fruit, keeping the crust crisp and adding an interesting flavor you wouldn't necessarily expect.  Obviously we liked this recipe, as this is the second batch in 2 weeks.  Ingredients 1/3 cup sugar 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/8 teaspoon allspice 3 cups strawberries, stems removed and cut into 1-in

Slow Cooker Balsamic Chicken

From: Skinny Ms . This was very quick to throw together in the crockpot.  I only used 1 can of diced tomatoes with juice (I missed the "2" part, apparently).  The final dish had a lot of liquid in it, which is fine because you can spoon it over rice or pasta, or soak it up with some tasty bread.  However, I think that this dish would probably also have enough liquid if you drained some or all of the liquid out of the tomatoes, too.   I thought this dish had a lot of flavor - very tasty! Ingredients 4-6 boneless, skinless, chicken breasts (about 40 ounces) , fresh or frozen 2 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes 1 medium onion thinly sliced (Not chopped) 4 garlic cloves ( I sliced them thinly) 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar (for gluten-free use White Balsamic Vinegar which doesn't have caramel coloring) 1 tbsp. olive oil 1 tsp each: dried oregano, basil, and rosemary 1/2 tsp thyme ground black pepper and salt to taste Directions Pour the olive oil on bottom of slow c