She's a tart.....maker
One tart wasn't enough for this family. Nope. We had to have more. I didn't expect the reaction to be so positive. Yeah, sure, tarts they're good and all, but I figured it be no different than anything else made here, considered and eaten with slight suspicion. I knew another had to be made when all Leah could talk about is having a blueberry tart for her birthday instead of cake. Now isn't that a great idea? I love not making a cake and this tart birthday thing is something different. Although she did mention that maybe, just maybe we should make a few cupcakes so the "kids won't feel disappointed about having to eat a tart" because she's not sure if her friends even know what a tart is. Indeed she didn't even know what it was until I made one. Since it had blueberries on it she didn't care what a tart was all she knew is that she'd eat it. I have enough blueberries to make several tarts but will make one more this weekend. I like having the fresh berries for breakfast and afternoon snacks with some cheese and crackers. Olivia is not a tart person. Yet. She took a bite or two and felt it was better worth her time to eat some ice cream. She's missing out and eventually will see the perfection of a summer fruit tart for dessert. Or breakfast as Leah and Keith pointed out yesterday.
In my desperate haste to be a done with the peeling and pitting of those jillion pounds of peaches there were some leftover pieces which could not be made into jam. I set them aside with a picture perfect early morning thought of a peach pie. Come 4pm and still working on jam, that picture faded into what can I make with the least bit effort and still get a pie like thing? Answer: peach tart. Some of the recipes I found required cream or custard and several steps. Not my idea of a simple dessert. Instead of spending more time searching for a recipe I made my own. I used the Joy of Baking blueberry tart as a guideline (remember, pirate chef here) to create my peach blueberry tart. It actually was supposed to be a plain peach tart but I added blueberries to make it look pretty. I think it was fine decision. I'll post the recipe separately so that it can be found easier and you won't have to read all my nutty thoughts.
In my desperate haste to be a done with the peeling and pitting of those jillion pounds of peaches there were some leftover pieces which could not be made into jam. I set them aside with a picture perfect early morning thought of a peach pie. Come 4pm and still working on jam, that picture faded into what can I make with the least bit effort and still get a pie like thing? Answer: peach tart. Some of the recipes I found required cream or custard and several steps. Not my idea of a simple dessert. Instead of spending more time searching for a recipe I made my own. I used the Joy of Baking blueberry tart as a guideline (remember, pirate chef here) to create my peach blueberry tart. It actually was supposed to be a plain peach tart but I added blueberries to make it look pretty. I think it was fine decision. I'll post the recipe separately so that it can be found easier and you won't have to read all my nutty thoughts.
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