Pear Tart

My entire family (except for Rose and Nate, waaaaay down in Mississippi) convened at Bradley's and Clayton's apartment for Easter this year and I was asked to bring a dessert. Actually I think I asked Brad what he wanted me to bring and was told "if theres anything u can think of for dessert u can bring that cuz i haven't any idea what to make"

So, being me, I decided to make a pear tart, which I have never done before and which required the purchase of not only ingredients, but also a tart pan in which to bake said tart. It was a multi-step process that involved pre-freezing and pre-baking the crust, whipping up a frangipani base (no, I never heard of that either till I found the recipe) and poaching the pears in a mixture of water, sugar, cloves, lemon, and vanilla before slicing them and placing them on top of the almond frangipani. However, I haven't taken on any outrageously difficult or time consuming projects lately, so I was overdue, and honestly the tart wasn't as much work as I thought it'd be from reading the recipe.

I think the results ended up looking pretty good, and the tart was very tasty as well, though it was very sweet. I think I'll omit most if not all the sugar from the pears next time.