Besides Everyday Italian, my next favorite Food Network show is Barefoot Contessa. I’ll admit, she seemed very snobby to me when I first started watching her, but she’s really grown on me. I’ve also come to really like her recipes (even though I haven’t tried any – they sound delicious though)!

I recently purchased a tart pan because of one of Ina’s fruit tart recipes I had seen. Tom always think I’m buying things “just because” and that I won’t ever use them. He’s usually wrong – at least with anything having to do with cooking or baking. I actually use all the utensils and appliances that we have!

Anyway, because of school starting (I’m in my third week of the semester), I haven’t had time to try this recipe out. This weekend, though, Tom is going to be here, and I think I’m going to have drinks and dessert with a couple of friends I’ve had since freshman year. I’m going to try Ina’s Lemon Curd Tart. My only problem is that I don’t have a food processor, so I’m not sure how I’m going to swing the zest and sugar thing. I think I’ll just grate the zest off of the lemon, instead of doing it in big slices like she recommends.

You know, I thoroughly enjoy sharing my cooking and baking with people. I also really enjoy visiting other cooking and baking blogs. My point is, please share with me your baking/cooking links – whether they be recipes, a site you visit, WHATEVER. If you like it, chances are I will too.