Italian Lemon Almond Tarts

Italian Lemon Almond Tarts

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 

French Fruit Tart

French Fruit Tart

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 

Chocolate Lime Coconut Meringue Tart

Chocolate Lime Coconut Meringue Tart

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 

Drinking Plums with Friends / Croatian Plum Tart

Drinking Plums with Friends / Croatian Plum Tart

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. 

Short Guide to Tarts (The Baking Kind)

Short Guide to Tarts (The Baking Kind)

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, 

Brandy Pear Frangipane Tart

Brandy Pear Frangipane Tart

This Pear Frangipane Tart is a French classic for autumn pears: a buttery pate sucree tart crust filled with Frangipane filling and Bosc pears soaked in brandy. Frangipane, a Red Hook History In the summer of 2007, I moved into Red Hook, Brooklyn from nearby 

Tarte Tatin

Tarte Tatin

This French technique following Tarte Tatin will make you renounce American apple pie as quickly as you can say “oui oui.” A buttery Pate Sable shortcrust is gently folded over a picturesque structure of curvy apple halves that have been simmering in amber caramel. After