Wednesday

baking and back-to-school {rustic pear tart}

while i love to cook, i'm not much of a baker. i'm not really one for measuring, and baking can be so time consuming, not to mention messy. but the farmer's market on saturday had pears, and i was inspired to make a rustic pear tart. honestly, i don't know exactly where i came up with this idea, but i must have seen one somewhere. i googled it and found a recipe on the lovely blog bread and honey, and let me tell you, it was amazing. i would definitely make it again, and if it interests you, click over and get the recipe. yum.

(the recipe calls for dried lemon zest, which i sure don't have on hand. i did however have a bottle of lemon essence; i used a teaspoon and it turned out great. you could zest a fresh lemon or omit it altogether for something a little different.)

last night was the first night i was back volunteering with the high school youth group. last year was kind of disappointing attendance-wise, but this year, not only are there a ton of new freshmen, i had seven upper class girls in my small group! (last year we were lucky to get two girls, total.) this year there is an entirely student-led worship band, and one of the guitarists is female. i'm always happy to see women in leadership roles at church and all-the-more to see teen girls recognizing and using their gifts to glorify God and build up the body of Christ. i'm excited to see what God has in store this year.

7 comments:

Life in the Crazy Lane said...

That DEFINITELY beats my Dora cake! Ha ha! Looks so good!

Muthering Heights said...

That is one beautiful tart! You did an amazing job!

Carrie said...

Looks and sounds delicious! :)

Your youth group sounds wonderful. How uplifting!

(And thank you for your kind words on my blog. I really appreciate them!)

Kari

TAMI said...

Your dessert looks much better than the one where you go the recipe - beautifully done!!

Mary Ann Hartzell said...

You humble me! I don't think I have made a pie since helping you make that apple pie for a badge in scouts! About Youth Group, how encouraging! It's a perfect example of "Do not be weary in well doing in good season you will reap if you faint not." I hope this will be a"good season" year on every level. I love you,mom

carrhop said...

This looks pretty amazing--gonna have to hit that link!

Blessings!

Susie said...

That looks delicious!!! I am going to give that a try!! Thanks for the head's up!

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