I hope everyone had a relaxing and delicious holiday last week. I spent a lot of time with friends and family and ate a lot of delicious food. This week's meal includes Roasted Tomato Basil Soup with Cheese Tortellini, Parmesan Focaccia, and Apple Pie Bars.

The Roasted Tomato Basil Soup with Cheese Tortellini is a hearty tomato soup made from roasted Roma tomatoes and canned Italian San Marzano tomatoes. Roasting the Roma tomatoes creates a deep, sweet tomato flavor. In addition, there is plenty of fresh basil in the soup, which, as everyone knows, pairs perfectly with tomatoes. I then add cheese tortellini to the soup, making it suitable for dinner.

The Parmesan Focaccia is my favorite focaccia bread topped with Parmigiano-Reggiano from Italy. It adds a savory, salty, cheesy topping to the bread.

The Apple Pie Bars are apple pie in bar form! They have a shortbread cookie crust flavored with warm apple pie spices. The crust is topped with a blend of delicious apples, and then the apples are topped with shortbread cookie dough, walnuts, and cinnamon. They are delicious and the last fall dessert of the season. Au revoir fall desserts!

I hope you enjoy this week's meal as much as I do!