How are you? I’m glad to hear you’re taking a WELL deserved break, and relaxing with some good dvr catch up, coffee runs, and afternoon cat naps! So you’ve added yet another thing we share in common to the ever-growing list. I <3 Tommy on Sarah's House- seriously, I love HGTV, but he is the only (sidekick) host who never fails to make me laugh! Too funny!

Umm, here you go again making another mouth watering tart… I'm super excited, I FINALLY got my hands on some mini tart pans (their fluted though, not strait sided like yours) and I can't wait to use them. Thank you SO much for sharing a fabulous alternative to a berry topped custard dessert. My mom is allergic, so I usually steer clear of this type of recipe because it seems like they're always topped with strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, or a combo. That vanilla-caramel roasted pineapple looks TO DIE FOR. I'm so excited to try it (once you share the recipe!)

The 20th is quickly approaching, and I completely forgot to ask my favorite baking genius the questions I had about this month's CSB recipe (on tap to be baked this week). First off, if I decide to halve it, how do I divide 5 egg whites? An odd number of eggs in a recipe always scares me away from cutting it down… I suppose I could kinda scramble the 3rd egg white and somehow try to only add halve of it, but does that work? It seems really inaccurate and I wouldn't want it to effect the end result. As for the frosting- I'm a little freaked out about the amount of almond extract. I'm always judicious about that particular flavoring because it can be so overwhelming and harsh, so when I saw the measurement, I actually thought it might have been a typo. I was thinking of doing 2 tsp vanilla and 1 tsp almond instead of the full tablespoon of just almond. What do you think? And have you made this one already? If so, any tips would be GREATLY appreciated.

Hope your week's going well, and I look forward to hearing from you soon (feel free to email or leave a blog comment). If I don't talk to you again before then, have a fabulous weekend, and enjoy Saturday night's episode of Sarah's House… I just checked and they're doing the kid's bedroom, so that should be fun!

<3,
Joy