Comments on: Holiday Desserts – Julia Child's Pear Tart

By: moderndomestic

moderndomestic — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:55:38 +0000

Yes – I believe you could make the crust, filling, poach the pears, and make the syrup ahead of time. I bet you can even assemble 24 hours ahead and store in an airtight container in the fridge, and then let come to room temperature before serving.

By: Robin

Robin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:24:19 +0000

Do you know if you can make any parts of this in advance and assemble in the end?

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Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:40:22 +0000

[...] by the fact that I have no time to try out her very delicious (check out my friend’s replica of Child’s pear tart) but extremely labor-intensive [...]

By: Wine-poached pear tart « Seasoned to Taste

Wine-poached pear tart « Seasoned to Taste — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:42:13 +0000

[...] as the day I attempted my very first Julia Child recipe. Julia’s Pear Tart, which I found at another blog. It was written long and in a confusing order. I re-worked the recipe a bit, but I must warn you [...]

By: Alice

Alice — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:58:53 +0000

I made this tonight, it looks delicious! I’ll have to see how it turns out when I eat it at a dinner party later tonight.

By: Local Desserts – Poached Pears With Almond Ice Cream and Shortbread « ModernDomestic

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:57:48 +0000

[...] for a holiday dessert. The ginger poached pears with almond ice cream and shortbread is a play on Julia Child’s pear and almond tart I made last [...]

By: moderndomestic

moderndomestic — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:28:47 +0000

Oh my god – you’re right! Let me fix that. It’s three pears . . . six halves.

By: Alice

Alice — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:36:50 +0000

Where are the rest of the pears? I count six halves arranged on top, where are the other 6? Underneath?

By: lucylawson

lucylawson — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:00:06 +0000

Looks delicious and very festive! Can’t wait to try it

By: Wine Making

Wine Making — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:58:57 +0000

Excellent information here on wine, all aspects off. I do love pears !
I extremely enjoyed reading this, many thanks for sharing