An open letter to my blogging friends that I truly miss
Dear everyone,
I know I know things have been kind a sluggish here in my kitchen. It has been a frantic couple of weeks in the house lately, fluttering with things done and still left undone. Heard about two verbs you should not put together: moving and renovation. Well, we are in the middle of moving preparation, yes you heard it right we are moving to a bigger house in few weeks time. And to top that we are also in middle of renovating our small vacation house in Verdon. Whew, if only you could see how the two houses are; upside down. The only one enjoying this jungle like ambiance at home is my one year old girl. I bet you could imagine how it complicates things even more. She’s up there, she’s taken that. I put something in the box she takes it out. Well I’m nearing my borderline insanity:-).
Fortunately we finally had a break yesterday. We head over at my sister-in-law's place for a delicious crepe party and an eventual "usual promenade" with my mom-in-law. You know what I mean; we gathered about a kilo of almonds and two kilos of figs. These free stuffs abundant in the place we live are the things I will greatly miss when we move to our new house. Well I am truly glad that my hubby and I had our much deserving repose yesterday. Strong enough to face this busy week ahead of us. I'll keep you all posted!
Big kisses from my kitchen,
Dhanggit
Ps, I gave myself an hour break so I could peep through your kitchen
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I'll be sending this over at Lore's fabulous monthly event Original Recipes at Culinarty.
Fig Coconut Custard Cream Tart
for the pate brisée (pastry dough)
250 grams of flour (about 2 cups)
1 tablespoon of sugar
a pinch of salt
100 g of butter cut in cubes(1 stick)
half a glass of water
for the second part:
about a kilo of fresh figs quartered
half a cup of brown sugar
4 egg yolks
10 cl of coconut cream (about half a small glass)
50 g of butter cut in cubes (half a stick)
2 teaspoons of vanilla essence
After the pie crust is ready put half of the brown sugar on the surface of your crust. Then assemble nicely your quartered fig , with the cut part facing up. Drizzle it again with brown sugar. Put it in the oven for about ten minutes at 180° celsius. Beat the egg yolks with coconut cream and vanilla. After the ten minutes pull out the tart and pour over your egg mixture. Drizzle it with rest of your sugar and put your cut butter on the top. Bake this for about fifteen minutes at 180° celsius.
Try my other tart and pie recipes:
Pecan Nuts and Maple Syrup Tart
Nutella Dulche de leche Tartelette
Mango cheesecake Pie
39 comments:
I thought I was the sluggish one...
September 15, 2008 10:49 AMAww, Dhanggit... It's okay! You can focus on your movnovation! And a vacation house and a new house!? How decadent! ;) The fig tart looks delicious (kahit na alam mo naman, hindi ko alam ang lasa ng figs), and beautifully presented! I wish I could have been there for the crepe party!
September 15, 2008 10:50 AMLooks yummy :)
September 15, 2008 11:03 AMLOL... same as Manggy, I have never tasted Figs in my whole, entire life!!! pitiful or what?... but truly, it looks delicious... same here... been quite hectic... but not as hectic as yours... I wish you all the best... relax and enjoy the new house... :)i know... easier said than done... btw, i finally added you in my favorite reads... thanks for sharing...
September 15, 2008 12:15 PMlovely looking tart ... happy moving ... yes it's hectic but I'm sure it'll be all worth it :)
September 15, 2008 12:48 PMHappy moving dear. Tart looks awesome like always.
September 15, 2008 1:25 PMOh you are doing both moving to a new place and renovzting the holiday house.
September 15, 2008 1:27 PMLove the fig tart.
hey i'm in the midst of renovations too! I know what it feels like to be driven to the edge of....phew! YOur delicious looking food makes up for the insanity. Haha!
September 15, 2008 1:50 PMStunninly beautiful!
September 15, 2008 2:25 PMI was starting to worry about you! I am glad everything is ok
Oh! Busy Busy! Hope all your moving and renovations go well!
September 15, 2008 3:29 PMThis tart is absolutely STUNNING!
Dhanngit, those are tree-ripened figs...I se it the tart , no doubt benefited.
September 15, 2008 3:31 PMOh dear, you sound busy! We miss you too! Good luck with the moving and renovating! The tart is gorgeous and I'm so sure it's delicious!
September 15, 2008 4:12 PMthat tart looks really good! i have yet to make tart...ever! :)
September 15, 2008 4:26 PMChocolate Lover's S'mores"
Some More S'mores, Please!
Good thing you rolled on back into the blog world. I felt that something wasn't quite right in the air :)
September 15, 2008 4:58 PMGood luck with your move, I know it's very stressful, but I'm sure your new place will be great. If it's bigger, I bet your kitchen is bigger too then :)
Oh, and awesome job on the tart. I love the colors, and I won't even go into my fig happiness
Hey I have been a bad blog buddy too. It gets so busy some times. I love figs and hope a get a some in my CSA delivery today. Great tart.
September 15, 2008 6:00 PMGood luck with the move and the renovation - looks like you are quite a busy girl right now!! The tart looks amazing, too!
September 15, 2008 6:05 PMSeems like everyone I know is moving! Bon courage with all the work (and the extra work, courtesy of Mayumi's help) :)
September 15, 2008 6:43 PMWow, I'm so jealous you have a house in Verdon! I love that part of France :)
sounds like you have a full plate, so I'll just have to relieve you of that tart. ;-) Seriously, that looks delicious!
September 15, 2008 6:56 PMHaha, "movnovation"...
September 15, 2008 7:38 PMAnyway, wow, moving! Is it very far from where you currently live? No more fruits and such to pick nearby? =(
(I've never seen fresh almonds!)
This sounds like a greatly deserved indulgence then :)
September 15, 2008 7:51 PMThanks for taking the time to share your creamy tart with Original Recipes!
Mama Mia looks inviting ! And hoping we get invited in Verdon :D !
September 15, 2008 8:25 PMThe fig tart looks divine. What time should I come over for a slice? ;)
September 15, 2008 10:04 PMThat looks absolutely fabulous, Dhanggit. Good luck with your move, and your renovations.
September 16, 2008 1:55 AMYou are a busy girl... And look what you managed to bake. I am impressed. What a beautiful delicious fig tart! I would never have thought of pairing coconut with it but I bet it is divine.
September 16, 2008 3:55 AMLooks delicious!
September 16, 2008 5:19 AMgoodluck on the move and the renovation. my, that's tiring! how could you still cook with all that?
September 16, 2008 2:43 PMGood luck with the move and renovations - quite a stressful time for you, Dhanggit.
September 16, 2008 6:32 PMYour tart looks a treat. Hope you overindulged. Keep your strength up. : )
Dear Dhanggit sorry you have a lot of problems and so busy times, a little patience you will be happy in your new house, and my lovely nephew is so little dear, Marìa ESperanza made the same when we move of home and they have about two years, was really hard. The tarta is fantastic, reallyI love figs only I want the figs arrive soon!!! huggs to you sis and kisses my nephew, xxGloria
September 16, 2008 8:52 PMthe little one must be having a blast. enjoy your new home.
September 16, 2008 9:32 PMWhat gorgeous photos!! Good luck with your move!
September 16, 2008 11:20 PMThe fig tart looks lovely! Not just delicious but beautiful as well! Your family is very lucky :)
September 17, 2008 2:58 AMGood luck on your move/renovation! Don't worry about us...we will be right here :)
Wow, that fig tart looks yummy! And combined with coconut cream? Now, that must be really scrumptious. I need to make this one, soon!
September 17, 2008 4:41 AMLots of luck on your home reno and moving as well.
Awe 'dearest' Dhanggit what a hectic time for you and wishing all goes smoothly in your move! Your fig tart looks amazing and so yummy!!
September 17, 2008 4:26 PMRosie x
The fig and coconut tart looks truly spectacularly delicious! What a fantastic combination.
September 17, 2008 11:10 PMWe're also in the process of moving, so I can sympathize. I can't wait for the entire thing to be over, as you probably do too. Hang in there, my friend.
Good luck with the moving and renovation... I can only imagine what that might be like. Good thing you took a break and posted! It's the best form of therapy.
September 18, 2008 9:35 AMWow, you sound busy! I know the issues with kids and packing up their toys. As soon as you start packing them, they all of sudden want to play with them again! Good luck with your renos and move.
September 18, 2008 5:28 PMThis looks amazing... creamy and perfect! I will defintiely try this recipe.
September 18, 2008 6:51 PMGood luck with your renovation and move!
Hubby & I are in the process of moving too; into our first home. We are frustrated of looking and looking and looking some more. And the prices aren't all that cheap in this so called buyers' market. So, with all that said I know how you feel. I just want to move already and start enjoying my home for once. Thankfully baking & cooking offer me a lot of relief. I really need to get on this fig bandwagon--I see figs everywhere on here in food-blogger land. And your tart is really making my stomach growl!!!
September 18, 2008 8:43 PMoh i am soo excited! i have access to a fig tree for the first time - ever - for 2 and a half weeks. i have never picked my own figs before - this recipe looks fabulous and i WILL be using it!
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