Because 2 days is never enough.

Okay, the birthday related posts are making me feel a bit self-absorbed, but the birthday season in our house involved a lot of making of yummy treats. So, I have on last birthday related post (until next year, I guess).

For Karl’s birthday, I bought him the Tartine cookbook. Sort of. Like last year’s pastamaker, it was really for myself. I love the Tartine bakery in the Mission in San Francisco. And I’ve had my eye on this cookbook for ages, it’s a beautiful Chronicle Books production full of devastatingly beautiful looking treats. So, in honor of Karl, I told him to pick out any dessert he wanted and I’d make it for him. Then I crossed my fingers that he wouldn’t choose anything too far above my baking skills set.

The choice? Shaker Lemon Pie.

The result? Divine. The Flaky Pie Crust recipe is probably the best pie crust recipe I’ve come across. And the sugary tartness of the pie, with some fresh unsweetened whipping cream? Oh.my.god.

The other result? Man will I be working that off at the gym for the rest of the year? And man will it be worth it.