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This celebration of late summer heirloom tomatoes is a deep dish tart with a creamy base of ricotta that sandwiches soft strips of prosciutto, all topped by thin ripe slices of heirloom tomatoes. The Most Beautiful Word Heirloom might be one of the most beautiful …
A wonderfully mouth-watering burst of lemon fills this Italian influenced tart base, made a part-almond pate sucree crust, along with flaked almonds on top. Makes 14-16 mini tarts, or one 9-10 inch full size tart. The tartness of a French Tarte au Citron meets the …
A creative, savory way to enjoy your most buttery rustic tarts, with the Roman flavor of black grapes, leeks sauteed in white wine, a double burst of creamy burrata and goat cheese, and fresh oregano and thyme. For a variation including Peach, Feta, Pea, Pickled …
A classic fruit tart for summer built upon a pate sable tart crust, a velvety French creme patisserie/pastry cream, and fresh fruit of mixed berries, peach, and apricot. A gorgeous dessert any time of year! An Eye for Tarts I love tarts. If you look …
A classic turned on its head: Chocolate Lime Coconut Meringue Tart made up of an easy homemade crisp chocolate coconut crust, an amped up lime filling and a super whipped coconut infused meringue. Ready for summer with every bright flavor available… Lime Dreams Sometimes you …
Tart Times I think by now, it’s fair to assume I’m obsessed by tarts. Summer is here, and that means tomatoes. I was determined to create a Tomato Bechamel Tart. It’s late spring, practically summer, and the luscious, coveted Heirloom Tomato isn’t quite ready yet, …
I’ve been dying to make a rustic savory tart using fruit for the longest time. And the time is now. I fell in love with all tarts sweet and savory awhile back, when I acquired my mom’s large fluted tart pan. I recently added a …
No matter the light that entered my family’s house, no matter which of my father’s houses that the light entered; if a holiday morning, a quiet Sunday, a winter’s chill, or after one of my mother’s European midday meals– My family’s Croatian link was Sljivovica. …
Queen of Tarts I should have known I would fall in love with my tart pan. Being an anglophile, I always loved the term “tart” rather than other, less colorful and more hardcore words describing a vivacious lady. Like many things, the term’s meaning varies, …