A belated FFwD Post and Celebrating Harvest Time

A mustard tart? I must admit I wasn't too excited about it initially but after reading everyone else's rave reviews about this week's FFwD pick, I knew I had no excuse to not try the recipe. I'm truly glad that I jumped the "mustard" bandwagon because it's really quite a genius of a recipe, with that touch of je ne sais quoi that has become so familiarly, so rightfully, French. I made the carrot-leek version in a square tart instead of round, scaled up the custard portion but I'm afraid, not enough to fill the tart to its brim - note to self: increase by one and a half times recipe portion in future. Although this post is a day late, I'm a mustard tart convert now and this is definitely one that I will keep making again and again, I'm sure.
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On a different note, one of the pleasures of living in the Bay Area is the gorgeous weather, pleasantly>/span>

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TWD: Classic Berry Tarts

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Rustic Apple Frangipane Tart

We've gone apple-frenzy these days and

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