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Caramelized Onion and Goat Cheese Tartelettes

As published in our weekly "Food Corner" column in Israel's Maariv Style Magazine If I could marry caramelized onions and goat cheese, I would, because they is no doubt that they were meant to be together. These tartelettes are proof. They are perfect for Shavuot (Jewish holiday starting today) as a first course or as an appetizer for a cocktail party. The goat cheese can be replaced with feta or blue cheese, according to preference. The frozen (store-bought) puff pastry should be slowly thawed in the fridge for at least 6 hours before starting the recipe, and while making the recipe, you should work in a cold environment (might want to turn up the a/c) so that the fat in the dough doesn’t melt. If you want the dough to really puff up, place the tartelettes in the fridge for about 30 minutes before baking. Ingredients for 12 tartelettes: 10.5 oz. puff pastry, thawed overnight in the fridge 2 tablespoons olive oil ¼ cup dry red wine 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 2 tablespoons... 
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Individual Plum and Peanut Butter Tarts

During lunch break, in 7th grade, I took out my usual sandwich: white bread with feta cheese, kalamata olives and tomato slices. From the corner of my eye I spotted Vicky, the new girl, who was eating a sandwich with a sweet aroma and red stripe running through it. The next day I offered to "switch"- my Greek sandwich for her South African one with peanut butter and jelly. The trade went through and it was love at first taste. Several years have passed since that day, and my friendship with Vicky still remains, and sandwiches have been replaced with sushi but the longing for that mythical sandwich still remains. This tart was inspired by that sandwich: you spread peanut butter with honey onto squared of puff pastry, and place very thin slices of plums sprinkled with sugar on top (instead of jelly- for those that don’t want to give up on the jelly can spread a thin layer on top of the peanut butter). I tried to make one large tart instead of individual ones, and even though the crust... 
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