FFWD ~ Crispy Crackly Apple Almond Tart

Crispy Crackly Apple Almond Tart

Treats come to us in different ways! For my husband and I, our treat was staying with our wonderful grandsons for the week; while my son and daughter-in-law were in Paris.  Getting to know our grandkids on such a personal level was so rewarding.  Our days were filled with getting them to school, picking them up from school, sports and bedtime routines.  My grandsons love playing basketball with their grandfather…they play PIG ( another version of HORSE )!  Helping with homework this week, my husband invented a new kind of PIG by using my younger grandsons spelling words. He got 100% on the test!! Yea!  C plays football for his middle school and R plays little league. Everyday was quite busy, except sunday! So we decided to visit the Tellus Museum in Cartersville, Georgia.  A suggestion made by my older grandson.  We had a great time browsing the huge mineral collection.  My younger grandson was quite taken by the dinosaur poop in the dinosaur section. Go figure, he’s eight!  They both loved panning for gem stones. We all got to dig for sharks teeth and fossils at the museum dig site. This was a really lovely museum with a lot of hands on activities for kids. If you’re ever in the Atlanta area you should check it out!!

Checking out the dinosaur poop….a huge hit for R

The sign said “Do Not Touch"

Panning for gems

Oh, and lets not forget about “Ice Cream Fridays”.  Something we started a few years ago while watching the kids.  So after watching my youngest grandsons flag football game, we headed to Menchies Frozen Yogurt store. This store is fun! You get a big cup to fill with whatever flavors of yogurt you want and then, pick your toppings to make your own sundae. Something my younger grandson needs to be guided through, or he would be eating a quart of frozen yogurt.

This week was also a first for me. I got my first smart phone (I-phone 4s)! Lucky for me, my 11 year old grandson was around to tutor me on its use!  The week went by fast and, before we knew it, my son and daughter in law were on their way home. To welcome them home, I decided to make my French Friday recipe, Crispy Crackly Apple Almond Tart!  This tart was amazing and very easy to put together. I made my almond cream in the morning and, when it was time to put together the tart, it was a piece of cake.  I used some of my kumquat marmalade as the glaze. It was scrumptious!  We enjoyed it so much that I made a second one tonight for company!  This tart is a definite keeper! 

This recipe can be found in Dorie Greenspans cookbook “Around My French Table”.   You can also find it  here at Epicurious, where it was posted by Dorie.  To see what my fellow Doristas are doing check it out here.

Making the almond cream

Ready for the oven

Beautiful and delicious!

Loved this tart!

This tart is becoming a new “go to” favorite for me

And look what my kids brought back from Paris for me….I shared the macarons….oh so yummy!