Lemon Tart (Tarte au Citron)

Did you know National Pie Day was this past Thursday?  I didn't.  I only learned of it that morning while I was driving to work.  Darn.  A missed opportunity to bake and share a pie.  So, I decided to browse the internet for other "National" days for this month.  What I found was really quite interesting, bizarre, and amusing all at the same time.  Apparently, there was a National Static Electricity Day on January 9th.  I'm kinda bummed that I didn't know about that one beforehand.  I'm really good at shuffling my feet on carpet and shocking people with the static.  The best is when you hear the loud SNAP of the electricity, which sometimes is even more startling than the shock itself.  That would have made for a really fun day.  I'm definitely putting that on my calendar for next year.

Lemon Ricotta Pancakes

This special Red and Gold post is my tribute to the San Francisco 49ers.  Even though I can't stand the game of football, I am so happy that they've made it to the NFL playoffs.  Why?  There's one very good reason - it makes my Sunday grocery shopping ritual so much more pleasant, especially during game time.  It's so gratifying when I have my choice of parking spaces, even in the notoriously packed Costco parking lot, and at midday.  I even whiz through the line-free checkout stand in record time!  So, go on, football fans.  Keep watching those playoff games so I can continue to enjoy some quiet, crowd-free shopping bliss.

Raspberry Tart (Tarte Framboise)

I'm finally writing my first post of the year.  I've been really distracted since the new year began.  Actually, it's partly because I have no self control when it comes to one of my weaknesses.  MAC and  I have been watching a marathon of Korean dramas and it's just so hard for me to peel my eyes away from them.  Of course that's because I need to read all the subtitles to understand what they're saying.   But, the Koreans really know how to write television shows.  If you have never watched one, I suggest you don't.  You'll never get anything else done around the house.  So, let's talk about this tart, so I can start watching another episode.