David Perry, photographer extraordinaire, poet, fellow GWA panelist, garden geek, smart alleck and all ’round faboo cook, knocked this plum tart out on my account last week. ( I whined really really loudly, threw a tantrum, and groveled for almost five months and trust me, it was worth the effort.)
Yes, dear Reader, it was as good as it looked. Plus, he topped it with softly whipped cream. Yeehaw. Life is good. Especially when you know the plums were stolen. Oh, and it included rhubarb and sour cherries from Washington state. And I am not EVEN gonna tell you about the after dinner drinks. No sirrrrreeeeeeee.
Too bad I couldn’t center the picture properly. Guess I was just all a’twitter over the tart.
7 responses so far ↓
1 Joy // Feb 27, 2008 at 5:31 am
Love the plum goody ! .. and with whipped cream .. oh my lord .. this is too good to look at for long .. it will drive me crazy ! LOL
Beautiful looking desert .. problem is I don’t want to share when confronted with such a tasty treat ! LOL
Joy
2 Victoria & Kim // Feb 27, 2008 at 3:46 pm
So do we get the recipe???
3 Mary Ann // Feb 27, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Readers,
Mr. Perry says there is no recipe. He makes it up as he goes along. Adds what he has on hand. Trust me - I cajoled and wheedled and tried bribery - to get his recipe, especially after seeing the plum tart he posted on his blog (check his archives) and it ain’t happenin. Sorry. Just keep lookin and droolin.
4 dee/reddirtramblings // Feb 29, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Wow, MA, that really looks wonderful, and topped with whipped cream, delish is right! I’m way behind on reading my fav blogs. Love ya, Dee
5 Robin // Feb 29, 2008 at 8:07 pm
OMG!!!!! I want some………whaaaaaaa
Hugs
6 David // Mar 1, 2008 at 10:06 am
Now ya’ got me blushin’, MA.
But thank you for your kind words and for making such a delightful evening of it.
And the after dinner drink . . . wild plum brandy, aged about 8 years. There are these two trees up in the foothills of Eastern Washington, one yellow, one red. Plums are usually ready about mid-late August. If I told you any more, well then I’d have to . . .
7 debra // Mar 2, 2008 at 7:05 pm
oh how fun it was to have been with you, Delos and David around that table, MA. A tour de force of a dinner, with savories, sweets, friendship and wine. Life adds up to these rare moments in time, when jupiter aligns with mars and all is perfection. xoxo Debra
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