Ginger and Honey Nectarine Tarts ~ Slice up some of summer’s finest stone fruit for a refreshing nectarine tart.
Honey and Ginger Nectarine Tart
White nectarines are one of the many fruits that I look forward to when the sun starts to feel too close and the evenings get a little too wonky because I can’t cool off.
Somehow having cold fruit always provides a momentary respite from the humidity, the heat and my clothes sticking to me like some Rhino Lining.
Sweet and soft in flesh, you best have a paper towel nearby or you may just end up looking like those Carls Jr. commercials, with the drippy food all over you face.
Which by the way, might not annoy me so much, if I could look as sexed up as that brunette while eating a cow patty. But before I veer off into a diatribe about contrivances, I’ll re-focus . . . back to the dessert. » Read the rest of this entry «
Basic Tartelette Shells ~ This is a fast and easy tart shell recipe that you can execute with ease.
Basic Tartelette Shells
Let me start by saying, I have never found the saying, “Easy as pie” entirely accurate. I like to think the person who coined that phrase was referring to a crustless pie or a pie made with a graham cracker crust.
I find working with any pastry not so easy. I’m always worried about whether I’m mixing it enough, over working it, is my butter getting too warm-all things that make me think twice before making any recipe that includes a tart or pie crust.
After trying a few recipes, I like Our Chocolate Shavings’ tart shell as my go-to recipe. Of course I like it, because it was success with ease. The recipe is written clearly and concisely, with little tid bits that most other recipes take for granted. You’ll see what I mean when you read it for yourself, especially the part about smearing out the dough. I have not seen or read that elsewhere and I found it most useful. » Read the rest of this entry «
