Sword Fish Teriyaki and Date Bars

I grilled Swordfish as we were making Swordfish Teriyaki. This is a recipe that I really like. This summer we have expanded our cooking to grill fruit while we are grilling the main course. This time I grilled Peaches. It works out great and makes a wonderful accompaniment to a dish. Just half the fruit and remove the pit! You can get the recipe for the Salmon Teriyaki on our blog of: August 8, 2016. Click the date to get the recipe.

We started with a Tomato Salad make with Tomatoes from our garden. It is special when you can eat food you actually grew. We topped the Tomatoes with Burrata and Pesto.

For dessert we baked Date Bars from the City Cuisine Cookbook. They easy to made and delicious. You must bake them!

Chewy Date Bars

City Café Cookbook

These great old-fashioned sandwich bars are crunchy on the top and bottom, and chewy insideUse them to stuff lunch boxes, serve with a bowl of vanilla ice cream for dessert, or cut into small squares for afternoon tea.

1          pound pitted dried dates, chopped

1          cup water

1          cup granulated sugar

½         cup fresh lemon juice

3          cups rolled oats

2-1/2   cups all-purpose flour

1-3/4   cups packed brown sugar

¾         teaspoon baking soda

¾         teaspoon salt

1-3/4   cups (3-1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted

Preheat oven to 35o0F. Generously butter a 9 x12-inch pan.

Combine dates and water in a saucepan. Cook at a low boil for 5 minutes, until mixture is as thick as mashed potatoes. Stir in sugar and remove from heat. Add lemon juice and set aside to cool.

In a large bowl, mix together oats, flour, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt. Add melted butter to dry mixture. Stir to evenly moisten.

Spread half oat mixture in baking pan to form an even layer. Cover evenly with all date mixture. Spread remaining oat mixture over top.

Bake about 40 minutes, until top is golden brown and pebbly. The edges should start caramelizing. Set aside to cool, in pan on rack, about 1 hour. Run a sharp knife along inside edges to loosen. invert, trim edges, and cut into squares.

Makes 12 Large Squares