Sunday dessert.

I love my desserts, so much so that they are a big reason why I got over 20kgs over weight. Way too much dessert, way too often. However, with my 'new lifestyle' I refuse to deny myself important food groups such as dessert and allow something special once a week, usually Sunday night. So this weekend I tried a new recipe from Taste.com.au, I gave their Pecan and Chocolate tart a test run.

I have never in my life made pastry before, this was my first time and after a couple of attempts, eventually worked out how to get that rolled out pastry into my dish. And the best part, the left over bits. This is one of my fondest childhood memories of my Mum in the kitchen. In all honestly, Mum sucks as a cook, but she does do fantastic hearty desserts. We grew up on rice puds, bread and butter puds, apple crumbles, condensed milk tart (god haven't had that one in years!), lemon and orange tarts and may fav, baked cheese cake (with jelly and cream topping). And the best part, left over pastry being turned into jam tarts! How can I deny my children one of the most tasty simple pleasures in life, so here it is, my very first 'leftover' jam tart.

Its meant to be ugly and daggy, but I tell you what, it tasted so goooooooood, and so much like home. And the kids were delighted at discovering something so easy yet so tasty. Chicken in fact stole the last piece before Grumbles could get to it. As they say, you snooze, you lose. ;)

Anyways, after lots of fluffing around, and questions from the kids, the pecan tart turned out an absolute delight.
I know, I know, I should have taken a photo of it sliced and served with a big dollop of gently whipped cream and sprinkled with icing sugar... But that would have taken too long, I was just dying to devour it. It was divine, and rich and a little gooey... And it was imperative that Grumbles takes the rest to work with him to share because I can not be left alone in this house with that tart, ever!