Vintage Recipes

What to do on a day leftover from Eden? (The high won't be 80, there's a gentle breeze, the birds are singing, it's practically perfect)

Cook, of course!

What to do for a husband who hasn't griped 'cause you turned off the a/c? Cook one of his favorites, of course! I asked him last night, "If I bake apple pie, will you eat it?"
"Yeah," he said.

So here's what I made:



Tart Tatin - upside-down apple tart.

This is a French apple tart, made famous by the Hotel Tatin. The story goes that the sister responsible for the pastries started making an apple tart one day and realized she'd forgotten to put the crust under the apples. So, she threw the crust on top, shoved it in the oven, and everybody loved it. I saw Julia Child make it on The French Chef and here's a version of the recipe I found under the ( cut 'cause it's long: )

This is my favorite way to make apple pie. I haven't made an apple pie since I found this recipe!