Festive Tarts
by By Thompson, Sylvia and Scudder, Brooke (ILT)
Category: Cooking , Entertaining

Now there are more reasons than ever to celebrate! Festive Tarts includes over 30 recipes for fabulous tarts to make every occasion a delectable event. And if you don't happen to have a festive occasion on hand, make one up! This delightful cookbook is brimming with the most imaginative and flavorful ideas for creating a variety of tarts, both sweet and savory, to entertain family and friends.Easier than pie to make in advance, these delicious tarts make any fete a feast. Jazz up a party, New Orleans style, with A Shrimp Feast of a Tart and watch your guests go marching in for your next Mardi Gras. What could be more elegant for a wedding supper than a Creamy Fines Herbes Quiche filled with a light custard and dappled with fresh herbs? Start a revolution on Bastille Day with a Nicoise Zucchini and Eggplant Tart sauced with the flavors of Provence. Ready for dessert? On Mother's Day, treat mom (and yourself) to a Rosy Strawberry Tart blooming with candied roses. Or indulge a chocolate lover with a Bourbon'd Bittersweet Chocolate Walnut Tart.Colorfully illustrated with Brooke Scudder's vibrant watercolors, Festive Tarts fills the calendar with dozens of tarts composed of the freshest, most seasonal ingredients. Noted cookbook author Sylvia Thompson demystifies baking terms, choosing equipment and ingredients, as well as other tricks of the trade, for creating perfect pastries. Here's all the inspiration you'll need to make any occasion a festive one.