Today is the very first TWD of 2009 – how exciting!
Well, to be honest, I wasn’t terribly excited. “Prince Charming” and I arrived home in the wee hours of Saturday morning and there wasn’t much in the way of fresh food in our house after our nearly 2 week absence and I was feeling mentally and physically exhausted from travel and a number of family events. I didn’t feel like shopping and I wasn’t feeling inspired to bake. I thought perhaps it might be best to take a break and return to TWD next week.
But, how could I do that when Dorie herself chose to participate this week? Dorie’s selection is the French Pear Tart (found on pages 368 and 369 of her Baking: From My Home to Yours). I couldn’t miss out on the recipe that Dorie had selected so I wrote up my shopping list, braved the grocery store on a Saturday afternoon and spent the last day of my vacation baking…
