Cakelaw of Kitchen Laws had a wonderful pick for this week - perfect timing to take advantage of the lovely pears this season! I did what I often do, and made it sans crust. So it's not really a torte, but it is delicious!
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twd ~ Pear Torte
Cakelaw of Kitchen Laws had a wonderful pick for this week - perfect timing to take advantage of the lovely pears this season! I did what I often do, and made it sans crust. So it's not really a torte, but it is delicious!
twd ~ Crunchy & Custardy Peach Tart
Rachel of sweet tarte had such a great idea when she picked this! It's perfect for summer, and living in Georgia, we have some great peaches.
It was also great timing to have something that could sit in the frig overnight. My sister, who is 2.5 years older, has been living in Shanghai for the past two years. She’s truly more than a sister so I’m very excited that she is moving back to the states. She arrived on Thursday afternoon and moved to NYC on Monday. I made the tart on Wednesday, and served it to my mom, sister, and my sister’s friend Greg, after she came in from the airport. We all met at my apartment, and It was a hit – everyone had a piece and cleaned their plates!
The tart kept well in the refrigerator overnight. The streusel topping was a little soft, but otherwise, it was perfect. I ran out of butter when I was making the Sweet Nut Tart Crust, so I used oil instead. Surprisingly, it turned out really well. The texture was definitely different, and not quite as good, but it worked.
Meet Charlie! The adorable black cat who is now fully recovered from dental surgery and feeling very frisky! Well, when he's not sleeping.
It was also great timing to have something that could sit in the frig overnight. My sister, who is 2.5 years older, has been living in Shanghai for the past two years. She’s truly more than a sister so I’m very excited that she is moving back to the states. She arrived on Thursday afternoon and moved to NYC on Monday. I made the tart on Wednesday, and served it to my mom, sister, and my sister’s friend Greg, after she came in from the airport. We all met at my apartment, and It was a hit – everyone had a piece and cleaned their plates!
The tart kept well in the refrigerator overnight. The streusel topping was a little soft, but otherwise, it was perfect. I ran out of butter when I was making the Sweet Nut Tart Crust, so I used oil instead. Surprisingly, it turned out really well. The texture was definitely different, and not quite as good, but it worked.
Meet Charlie! The adorable black cat who is now fully recovered from dental surgery and feeling very frisky! Well, when he's not sleeping.
twd ~ Tarte Noire
I actually made this week's pick, Tarte Noire by dharmagirl, a couple of weeks ago. This is totally unlike me. I was craving chocolate and looked ahead in the TWD schedule...and badabing - Tarte Noire!
Ganache in crust. It's as simple and as good as it sounds. This truly hit the chocolate craving right on the spot. I only got one picture, and it's terrible. How do you get a good picture of cold ganache? I took several, and ended up deleting all but this one. At least you can see the reflection of upside-down trees from outside the window, which I thought was neat.
Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July!
Ganache in crust. It's as simple and as good as it sounds. This truly hit the chocolate craving right on the spot. I only got one picture, and it's terrible. How do you get a good picture of cold ganache? I took several, and ended up deleting all but this one. At least you can see the reflection of upside-down trees from outside the window, which I thought was neat.
Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July!
twd: Toasted Coconut Custard Tart
I have found there are two kinds of people in the world. Those that don't like coconut (aka 'them people') and those that LOVE it. Put me in the love category please. In fact, when a kid and asked "what's your favorite food?" I often replied "Coconut." I like it all kinds of ways, including toasted in and on top of yummy custard and sweetened whipped cream. Yum. Thanks to Beryl of Cinemon Girl for this week's TWD pick.
I had a really hard time keeping my fingers out of the custard before popping it into the fridge overnight. I probably lost a whole mini tart right there. I halved the recipe and put it on top of toasted oats instead of pastry. I just couldn't get myself to make a pie crust just for me, and I wasn't about to share coconut custard. Even if I planned to, I knew it would disappear. So I made two mini tarts in ramikins. The sweetened whipped cream on top is great. I left out the rum, which probably would have cut the sweetness. I didn't mind, but it was awfully over-the-top sweet.
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