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We are a retired American couple living in France, enjoying the good life with our cats. Our house is in a small hamlet among the Ste. Foy vines. We also have a sailboat that the male half of the spousal unit sailed across the Atlantic in the summer of 08. When the weather warms we will start to visit the sailing ports of Europe. Our stories chronicle our life in France: the good life, the hard life, and the sailing life.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Dessert of the Day or Plan de Travail


You may have noticed fewer dessert of the day postings. The calorie content was getting to the waisteline. However, there are strawberries everywhere now so an indulgence was called for. This tart is a sublime combination of lemon custard topped with fresh strawberries and slivers of almonds on a cookie crust. It also gave me the chance to photograph it on our new granite island or plan de travail. It took about 6 weeks to get made but works well in the kitchen. The color is called Kashmir White and is a warm gray with gold and brown flecks. It sits on top of Metro shelving racks which we cut a to height that was comfortable for kneading bread and making pastry.

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