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Sweet Tart Dough

Sweet Tart Dough

This dough is the base for sweet tarts. My favorite ones usually involve fresh fruit but they are also delicious filled with fruit curds or chocolate. If you have scraps left over, they also make tasty cookies! Tart pans can be found in 9-inch, 6-inch, or individual sized pans. For this style of tart, only use pans with a removable bottom. The 9-inch pan is great if you’re serving a lot of people but it is a little overkill for a small dinner party. If we’re serving four people, I like using the 6-inch pan. The presentation is still beautiful and you’re left with only one or two slices afterwards. The individual pans are just fun and people always love eating personal-sized desserts. Continue reading “Sweet Tart Dough”

Mango Salsa

Mango Salsa

I made this salsa on one of the first sunny and semi-warm days this spring. After a little yard work, we felt ourselves entitled to a snack. In the time it took us to bake up some chips (see how to do that here), we had a bowl of salsa waiting. This salsa is perfect for a hot summer day, or just any day you’re wishing was sunshine-filled.

Mango is definitely the dominant flavor here, so feel free to play with the amounts of the other ingredients if you want a more dominant lime or heat component.

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