Easter Desserts

I had visions of a lovely Easter meal post, complete with perfect pictures of my beautifully turned out desserts...

except mine didn't turn out so perfectly!

One of my favorite blogs is called La Tartine Gourmande. The lovely author, Bea, makes delicious French-inspired food and takes even more delicious pictures of it all. Most everything she makes is gluten-free, and not because she or anyone in her family is a celiac; she simply recognizes it is a healthier, more flavorful way to cook!

I once made her chocolate clafoutis (pronounced cla-foo-tee) and it was quite good; almost like eating airy, fluffy, eggy brownies. I thought this egg-centered dessert would be perfectly fitted to a springtime feast. I had to triple the recipe to feed the family, as well as use a Pyrex instead of ramekins, and this time it just did not turn out. It was rubbery on the bottom, soupy in the middle and kind of burnt on top. My kind family ate it and even complimented, but aren't really critical types when it comes to food.

The custard I made to go with was delicious, but custard isn't really photogenic unless you are Bea:
http://www.latartinegourmande.com/2008/01/12/custard-fruit-crumble/
http://www.latartinegourmande.com/2008/05/31/clafoutis-rhubarb-raspberry/

Go enjoy her amazing blog, but promise you'll come back here sometime!