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Date: Sep. 14th 2009
Category: Pies and Tarts, The Daring Cooks
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Cream Puff is back! I had an amazing vacation in Italy. I spent three weeks enjoying my family and friends, all the while surrounded by the most incredible food and wine.
And best of all, I got to stay in our little house that we finished renovating last year.
It was truly a magical vacation.
Being away meant no activity on this blog and that was a good thing. I had a lot of time to recharge and restore myself so I’m looking forward to a new season of baking and cooking, and sharing it all with you.
Of course being away also meant that I missed a Daring Baker’s challenge and today, I’m also missing the Daring Cook’s challenge for September 2009. I promise, though, that I will catch up in the coming weeks!
In the meantime, I just wanted to take a moment to say hello again to all of you and to my sweet little blog. I missed you!
Ciao!
I blogged about the plum tart pictured above here. Now that we have our very own kitchen in Italy, I took a handful of recipes with me to try and this was one of them. I made two mini tarts instead of one big one. It was delicious.
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09/14/09 at 7:15 pm
Welcome back!
09/14/09 at 7:26 pm
Welcome home! Your tart is gorgeous! Kitchen in Italy? Do tell..
09/14/09 at 7:34 pm
Welcome home!!
This tart is beautiful! Cant wait to hear more about the vacation!
09/14/09 at 8:08 pm
Welcome back!!!
09/14/09 at 8:23 pm
Glad to have you back!
09/14/09 at 9:00 pm
Welcome back! What a delicious looking crostata!
Cheers,
Rosa
09/14/09 at 9:04 pm
Your house sounds magical!! I’m glad you had a great time =D.
09/14/09 at 10:07 pm
this crostata looks delicious! welcome back!
09/15/09 at 2:23 am
Welcome back!
Glad to hear you had a ball and looking forward to more of your wonderful baking!
09/15/09 at 5:39 am
**jumps up and down**
WELCOME BACK, DEAR IVONNE!!!
09/15/09 at 6:50 am
a perfect dessert!
09/15/09 at 9:21 am
Glad you’re back Ivonne!
Too bad you missed the daring cooks challenge, I know how you love coconut so much..
looking forward to your delicious posts..
Have a nice day!
09/15/09 at 9:22 am
Glad to read you had a good time. I am heading to Italy early next month.
09/15/09 at 10:50 am
Welcome back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am still jealous
09/15/09 at 12:15 pm
Welcome back!
09/15/09 at 6:37 pm
Welcome Back!!!! Sounds like you had a near perfect vacay!!!!
Now about the food, I’m on a diet so I’ll read your words and not look at the photos!!! I get fat from the photos you know!
09/16/09 at 3:40 am
Welcome back! While you’ve been away I’ve start reading your blog and I’m glad your blogging desires have been rejuvenated. Looking forward to your next post!
09/16/09 at 3:49 am
Welcome back Ivonne! I am just back myself and getting into the swing of things. And wow, you have a little house in Italy. How fantastic that must be!
09/16/09 at 7:17 am
Welcome back! I’m so glad to hear you had a wonderful time! The tart looks delicious!
09/16/09 at 3:00 pm
Welcome back! We missed you!
09/16/09 at 4:51 pm
We spent two weeks in Italy this past spring, and we are so anxious to return. What a truly amazing place!
09/16/09 at 8:35 pm
Welcome home! Gorgeous tart.
09/17/09 at 6:58 am
What a lovely getaway! It must be so nice to truly unplug and relax for three weeks. Sounds like a wonderful vacation… and I’d love to see pictures of the house, it sounds like a special place!
09/21/09 at 9:18 am
Lovely to have you back and so glad you had a great time.
09/21/09 at 10:09 am
oh, thanks for this recipe! i am always looking for delicious ways to incorporate more nutella into my diet.
09/22/09 at 5:07 am
Adorei ti “descobrir”. Voltarei sempre! :))