Well, we are half-way through the first week of school. All in all it has been a decent two days. Just a few tears, nothing too heartbreaking. Isabelle had been telling me all last week that she DID NOT want to go school and after day one she said she would be willing to go back. I think we are off to a great start and I am so excited to watch the kids tackle all great learning the schools are going to throw at them.
So, to get you passed the Wednesday bump, (try not to remember you only have 536 lunches to make), here is a beautiful tart. I am again using on of my favorite cookbooks “Around My French Table”, by Dorie Greenspan. When I am craving something sweet and delicious and a little bit ambitious, I turn to Dorie. At the farmers market this week, I purchased a couple quarts of Stanly plums. Stanly plums are smaller than traditional plums. They have a blue/purple tint and are really quite pretty. When ripe, the plums taste like honey. So delicious! I can eat four or five of them in a sitting. As great as the plums are eaten out of hand, they are fantastic baked in any dessert you put them in. Dorie Greenspan has a delicious orange-almond tart in her cookbook and I decided to adapt it to incorporate the plums.
This recipe has a few steps to it. I encourage you to try this recipe. It is as delicious as it is beautiful. The recipe for the crust is included down below. Also check out the other great recipes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, “Around My French Table”. Happy cooking and enjoy the rest of the week!
http://sara826-itstartedwithone.blogspot.com/2011/10/sweet-sundays-french-apple-cake.html
http://sara826-itstartedwithone.blogspot.com/2011/05/gnocchi-la-parisienne.html
http://sara826-itstartedwithone.blogspot.com/2011/04/gourgeres.html
http://sara826-itstartedwithone.blogspot.com/2011/03/what-is-little-coconut-between-friands.html
