La Tartine Gourmande
May 4, 2008

Birthday Girl in Rome — Un an de plus, à Rome

Strawberry and Rhubarb Tartlets

Let me tell me you a little more about today, and Rome.

If you had told me a few months ago that I would be in Rome for my birthday, I would not have believed you. I mean, how spoiled am I? It feels like a real dream to be in such a city today. I will have so much to tell you about Rome and the romans.

So I guess today is my birthday, the day when I count a few more wrinkles, but so much more wisdom! N’est-ce pas ?

I won’t have the time to share a recipe with you I am afraid, even if I am dying to tell you about this scrumptious dessert — I made it before I left. As you can imagine, a birthday girl in Rome has plenty on her plate to do before the day is gone!

But I thought to celebrate a piece of this special day with you anyway, especially since it celebrates a few of my dear friends too: lovely Anita from Dessert First in San Francisco — she and I decided to both prepare a strawberry rhubarb tart today — my dear Tina in Melbourne, and Melissa in New Zealand. How cool is that to have the same birthday as them?


So what about the tart, you will ask?

You know my love for strawberries, and rhubarb too. So I decided to treat myself with two of my favorite things in a dessert, and made sweet tartlets with fresh strawberries, a vanilla flavored rhubarb compote with a light vanilla custard , everything on top of a sweet crust made with rice and quinoa flours. When I come back, I will have to take the time to write it down for you.

Today in Rome?

It was hot; it was fun.

We walked until our legs felt heavy and sore.

We ate; we shopped; and we even had a drink with the lovely Sigrid and her husband.

I wish that every day was like today. But then, that would make me very very old indeed, so let’s forget about that part, shall we?

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  1. Ohlala! Happy birthday 2U! I wish U “Boldog születésnapot” - hungarian!

    Comment by Ízbolygó — On May, 4th, 2008 at 5:34 pm

  2. happy birthday!!! =)
    and congratulations for your blog, is great!!!

    Comment by gaby — On May, 4th, 2008 at 6:24 pm

  3. Happy happy birthday Bea!

    Your tarts are so beautiful and delicious looking (as always!)

    I hope you having a lovely time in Rome - I love the picture of you with the umbrella!

    gros bisous, Anita

    Comment by Anita — On May, 4th, 2008 at 6:33 pm

  4. I think it is so cute that you and Anita both made the same gorgeous tart for your birthdays. Happy Birthday Bea.

    Comment by peabody — On May, 4th, 2008 at 6:35 pm

  5. such a beautiful birthday girl. all the best to you!!! bon anniversaire, bea.

    ~chanelle

    Comment by chanelle — On May, 4th, 2008 at 7:22 pm

  6. Happy Birthday, Beatrice!

    Comment by Corynne Escalante — On May, 4th, 2008 at 7:28 pm

  7. Happy Birthday Bea! The strawberries tarts look gorgeous!

    Comment by Mandy — On May, 4th, 2008 at 7:56 pm

  8. YUM!!

    happy birthday~ Bea!

    Comment by YOYO's Cooking — On May, 4th, 2008 at 8:04 pm

  9. Beautiful sounding vacation! Happy Birthday! and the tarts look scrumptious.

    Comment by gingirljen — On May, 4th, 2008 at 9:50 pm

  10. happy birthday-” it sounds so lovely! definitely see the happiness in your smile
    attraversiamo” (reading eat pray love)

    Comment by nadia — On May, 4th, 2008 at 10:26 pm

  11. Happy Birthday!
    Rome looks lovely, the sight of all that sunshine warms me up a little in the New Zealand winter.

    Comment by Ingrid — On May, 4th, 2008 at 10:53 pm

  12. Bonne Anniversaire.
    …and if you ask me, wrinkles are the path to wisdom.

    Comment by Dayna — On May, 4th, 2008 at 11:31 pm

  13. Happy Birthday! I was able to celebrate my 30th birthday in Rome a few years ago, and it was a magical day. I’m sure yours was as well.

    Comment by Robin — On May, 5th, 2008 at 12:02 am

  14. Joyeux anniversaire à la plus talentueuse et la plus merveilleuse d’entre toutes.

    Comment by DLC — On May, 5th, 2008 at 12:06 am

  15. A very happy birthday to you, dear Bea! And enjoy Rome- what a way to celebrate!!!

    Comment by Pille — On May, 5th, 2008 at 1:46 am

  16. Happy belated birthday!

    Rome is a great place to celebrate! Those tartlets look wonderful!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Comment by Rosa — On May, 5th, 2008 at 2:05 am

  17. quelle chance de fêter son anniversaire à Rome. bon anniversaire et profites bien des gelattis et autres douceurs romaines

    Comment by marie — On May, 5th, 2008 at 2:12 am

  18. happy birthday bea!!!

    Comment by adina — On May, 5th, 2008 at 2:41 am

  19. Happy birthday. I hope you had a wonderful day.

    Comment by Katie — On May, 5th, 2008 at 3:30 am

  20. Happy birthday Bea! I can’t imagine a better way to spend a birthday than in Rome. How lucky are you! Enjoy your European vacation and keep on photographing!

    Comment by Aran — On May, 5th, 2008 at 5:14 am

  21. Feliz Aniversário!! Happy Birthday Bea!!! Rome is the best present of all.

    Comment by Suzie — On May, 5th, 2008 at 5:58 am

  22. buon compleano !!! et profite de ces precieux moments en Italie et surtout avec ton mari !
    Bises,

    Comment by corinne — On May, 5th, 2008 at 6:22 am

  23. Happy Birthday & many happy returns of the day!

    Sheltie Girl@Gluten A Go Go

    Comment by Sheltie Girl — On May, 5th, 2008 at 6:55 am

  24. Better late than never - hope you have a wonderful birthday!

    Comment by Ellie @ Kitchen Wench — On May, 5th, 2008 at 6:56 am

  25. Joyeux anniversaire, beaucoup de bonnes choses…..! comme ces jolies tartelettes;-)

    Comment by leonine — On May, 5th, 2008 at 7:57 am

  26. Happy birthday and welcome to Rome!

    Camilla - Roma

    Comment by camilla — On May, 5th, 2008 at 7:58 am

  27. En retard , cela ne m’empêche pas de te souhaiter bon anniversaire quand même. Profites bien de ton séjour, pendant ce tant, je dégusterai cette tartelette.

    Comment by Vanille — On May, 5th, 2008 at 8:46 am

  28. Happy Birthday Bea!! Looks like you’re having a great time. The tartlets look amazing. I really can’t think of a better bday treat. Cheers!

    Comment by Cenk — On May, 5th, 2008 at 8:47 am

  29. Buon Compleanno! Have a wonderful time in Italy!

    Comment by janie — On May, 5th, 2008 at 10:29 am

  30. Happy birthday! Of course I’d love the recipe:)

    Comment by Julie O'Hara — On May, 5th, 2008 at 10:32 am

  31. A very happy birthday, Béa. Lovely, lovely photos.

    Comment by valérie-jeanne — On May, 5th, 2008 at 10:40 am

  32. Miiiiam j’ai faim !^^

    Comment by Scheharazade — On May, 5th, 2008 at 10:44 am

  33. Lumineuses ces tartelettes et aux couleurs du pays ! Happy birthday Béa…

    Comment by b comme bon — On May, 5th, 2008 at 11:08 am

  34. Très joyeux anniversaire Béa!

    Comment by Murielle — On May, 5th, 2008 at 11:40 am

  35. Happy birthday Bea…see you soon in Boston.

    Comment by julieM — On May, 5th, 2008 at 12:23 pm

  36. Magnifique Béa… j’en ai l’eau à la bouche ! Profite bien de ton séjour en Europe et très joyeux anniversaire ! Bises.

    Comment by Ely — On May, 5th, 2008 at 12:40 pm

  37. Dis donc, quel beau voyage et quelle meilleure occasion qu’un anniversaire? Je suis sûre que ça a dû être formidable! Et ta recette est alléchante, j’ai hâte de pouvoir la tester! ,)
    Joyeux anniversaire en retard!

    Comment by Botacook — On May, 5th, 2008 at 12:56 pm

  38. Bon Anniversaire, Béa! And many more. I also just celebrated my birthday on May 1 - i turned 30!! :) Hope you are having fun in Rome!

    Comment by radish — On May, 5th, 2008 at 1:58 pm

  39. Oh Happy birthday !!!! I hope you have enjoyed your time in Rome ! And your tartlets of course !

    Comment by Sha — On May, 5th, 2008 at 4:09 pm

  40. Bon Anniversaire Bea! I am jealous you are in Rome - what a wonderful city to be celebrating in! Enjoy and have a wonderful trip!

    Comment by Denise & Lenny — On May, 5th, 2008 at 4:37 pm

  41. Très bon anniversaire Béa! Et j’ai hate de découvrir la recette d ces jolies tartelettes!

    Comment by Ninette — On May, 5th, 2008 at 4:42 pm

  42. Bon anniversaire Béa! Happy Birthday!!! I’m delighted with your blogg… it’s gorgeous!!! Everything…the photos perfectly arranged in their colours, forms and themes,I love the recipes that you present with such a delicate taste and the way you describe them or just when you talk about you daily life&thoughts. I envy you!:-D I became a true admirer of yours since I discovered you in January and this is the first time I leave a message. J’éspère que tu aies passé un superb jour d’anniversaire à Rome et que tu continues à fair cettes délices et cettes belles fotos, Felicidades desde España! Natalie ;-)

    Comment by Natalie — On May, 5th, 2008 at 4:43 pm

  43. Quelle veinarde;) Très bon anniversaire et profite bien de ton séjour!!!

    Comment by Kouka — On May, 5th, 2008 at 5:26 pm

  44. Happy Birthday / Bon anniversaire Béa! I hope you enjoyed your time in Rome~ looks like nice weather compared to Melbourne :(!
    Wonderful city and once again, wonderful food! Thanks for sharing, can’t wait for the tartlets recipe to come!

    Comment by Peter — On May, 5th, 2008 at 5:30 pm

  45. Oooh, a birthday in Rome - how fantastic! Hope you had a wonderful day - it certainly sounds like it. I think one should always go somewhere wonderful on your birthday (I was in Barcelona this year) - it softens the blow of those extra wrinkles ;-)

    Comment by Jeanne — On May, 5th, 2008 at 5:52 pm

  46. I also celebrated a birthday in Rome - my 29th! and I bet you did not know that about me ; )

    Comment by Pato — On May, 5th, 2008 at 6:41 pm

  47. Happy Birthday Bea! I just returned from 5 wonderful days in Rome! My husband and I loved every minute! Enjoy!!!

    Comment by Gaby — On May, 5th, 2008 at 6:58 pm

  48. Joyeux Anniversaire Bea!!! malheureusement tu liras certainement mon petit mot ecrit de San Francisco un peu tard mais mieux vaut tard que jamais. Profite bien de Rome, quoi rever de plus beau pour son anniversaire?

    Comment by Elise — On May, 5th, 2008 at 9:11 pm

  49. Happy Birthday to us, Happy Birthday to us! Remind me to give you the rhubarb and strawberry rustic pie recipe - also delicious not quite as beautiful looking as yours. Have a fabulous time.

    Comment by Tina Sudell — On May, 5th, 2008 at 9:26 pm

  50. Happy Birthday~!~ Rome, wow…what a celebration! I’m looking forward to that tart recipe when you return, after you enjoy your self in Italy! Looks gorgeous and sounds delish! Rrrrrrrrrooooommmmme, sigh!

    Comment by june2 — On May, 6th, 2008 at 12:14 am

  51. Joyeux anniversaire Bea!
    Tes belles photos de Rome m’ont vraiment donné envie de retourner la bas…

    Comment by sooishi — On May, 6th, 2008 at 12:43 am

  52. happy happy birthday Bea! what a lovely way to spend your special day!

    Comment by kat — On May, 6th, 2008 at 1:14 am

  53. Alles Gute zum Geburtstag! Joyeux anniversaire Bea from your (almost) daily reader from Austria. Congratulation to that wonderful life you seem to have. Your blog is always an inspiration!

    Comment by gabi — On May, 6th, 2008 at 7:35 am

  54. Buon Compleanno! tes photos sont superbes. On dirait une belle italienne, avec la touche charming a la francaise! Merci pour toutes ces recettes. Un birthday cake comme ca: oui, j’en veux bien un! Bonne fin de vacances! et Auguri!

    Comment by Pauline — On May, 6th, 2008 at 8:18 am

  55. Happy happy birthday Bea! What a wonderful way to spend a birthday…and you look fantastic and dreamy in Roma!

    Comment by joey — On May, 6th, 2008 at 8:47 am

  56. Birthday in Rome! Ah, the sweet life for you.
    I’ve started checking your blog out recently and I’m hooked!
    Love your spirit, and your photos. Thanks!

    Comment by Erinn — On May, 6th, 2008 at 1:51 pm

  57. Happy belated birthday! Another group of Taurus …Yeah!! I dis the same thing with Kajal of Applemint last year and we plan to do it again this year!!
    I could agree more to your choice of fruits!
    Have a lovely time in Italy!

    Comment by Tartelette — On May, 6th, 2008 at 2:02 pm

  58. Many many thanks everyone for your sweet words! It was a very special day indeed, and you make it even nicer! Forget about the wrinkles ;-)

    Comment by Béa — On May, 6th, 2008 at 2:23 pm

  59. Tarts what can be better than a buttery crust and red lipstick colored strawberries?

    Comment by Nazarina — On May, 6th, 2008 at 4:10 pm

  60. What a lucky girl!

    Happy, happy, happy birthday my friend!

    j

    Comment by jasmine — On May, 6th, 2008 at 7:11 pm

  61. Joyeux anniversaire. J’adore ton blog et essaye souvent tes recettes.
    Une expat a cleveland

    Comment by Virginie — On May, 6th, 2008 at 8:58 pm

  62. Happy birthday! Hope you had a wonderful time with your loved ones :)

    And what lovely birthday ‘cakes’ you have there! :P

    Comment by ovenhaven — On May, 7th, 2008 at 1:58 am

  63. Happy Birthday to my favourite foodblogger!:)

    Comment by Éva from Hungary — On May, 7th, 2008 at 4:54 am

  64. Happy birthday Bea! Hope you had an extra-large gelato to celebrate :)

    Comment by Melissa — On May, 7th, 2008 at 10:37 am

  65. Bon anniversaire (en retard!!!) et bienvenue en Italie!!! Je suis à 250 km de Rome, et je l’aime beaucoup trop!!!

    J’aime ton blog aussi, et j’ai profité de l’occasion pour laisser mon premier commentaire..à bien tot!

    Comment by Elvira — On May, 7th, 2008 at 10:42 am

  66. I’m a strawberry lover. This cake looks delicious, I will prepare it for sure very soon for my son’s birthday.
    Anyway happy birthday and what can I say? since I’m italian, travelling a lot, I want to tell you that Rome is one of my favourite cities in the world, romantic, charming,historical….wonderful food and people.

    Comment by francesca — On May, 7th, 2008 at 2:09 pm

  67. Happy birthday Bea!

    Comment by Warda — On May, 7th, 2008 at 4:39 pm

  68. Joyeux anniversaire, Bea!! hope you had a brilliant day (I’m sure you did!). Lovely photos of a lovely place.

    Comment by Suzana — On May, 7th, 2008 at 4:42 pm

  69. Feliz Cumple! It is wonderful that you are in Rome-and I’m so glad you are enjoying it! Hey…I have strawberries, and rhubarb! Hmmm…guess I’ll have to wait for you to get back! Lovely photos.

    Comment by Rebecca — On May, 7th, 2008 at 11:00 pm

  70. Nous sommes taureau toutes les deux..moi je suis du 30 avril …C’est une bonne année qui s’annonce ….Demain je mets ta recette des gnocchis avec ton lien…C’était super bon et un vrai délice sous le palais…Continue de nous faire rêver..j’aime beaucoup…

    Comment by eleonora — On May, 8th, 2008 at 12:29 am

  71. happy birthday!

    Comment by simtonguri — On May, 8th, 2008 at 12:39 am

  72. Happy birthday! I recently discovered your blog, and I’m hooked. It combines the 2 things I love - cooking and photography. :)

    Have a great time in Rome! x

    Comment by Su-yin — On May, 8th, 2008 at 5:44 am

  73. You look so beautiful and happy!

    Comment by rebekka — On May, 8th, 2008 at 8:31 am

  74. i think i know where that picture of you with the parasol was taken - was it near the piazza navona on a little square? there’s a restaurant garden in the middle and they serve amazing food… could it be?

    Comment by johanna — On May, 8th, 2008 at 9:14 am

  75. Joyeux Anniversaire, Bea! En retard…
    Un an de plus, and many more enjoying beautiful food and photography!

    Comment by Vanilla — On May, 8th, 2008 at 8:49 pm

  76. Happy Birthday! Tu en as de la chance, c’est une ville fantastique.
    Another “May girl”

    Comment by Marie — On May, 8th, 2008 at 9:07 pm

  77. Joyeux anniversaire!! Ces tartelettes gâteaux à la fraises sont terriblement tentants!!

    Comment by frijoles — On May, 9th, 2008 at 1:46 am

  78. happy birthday my dear.
    It’s a lovely season in Rome!
    enjoy your stay!

    Comment by enza — On May, 9th, 2008 at 4:57 am

  79. Buon Compleanno! Happy Birthday! Hope you’ll spend wonderful days in my Country :)

    Comment by campodifragole — On May, 9th, 2008 at 6:57 am

  80. Happy birthday (belated) but anyways we want more about Rome.

    Comment by Navillus99 — On May, 9th, 2008 at 1:02 pm

  81. A very happy birthday to you, Bea! :) xox

    Comment by Maryann — On May, 9th, 2008 at 6:58 pm

  82. many thanks everyone once more!

    Johanna, it was not where you described but it could well have been since we walked across this piazza many times!

    Comment by Béa — On May, 10th, 2008 at 6:28 am

  83. Joyeux anniversaire! Et, plus d’actualite ;-), bon sejour a Paris ! J’y etais ce week end, mais retour au Minnesota dans 2 jours…
    Tes recits sont spendides; merci! A chaque fois je me dis que je viens de visiter la plus belle region au monde, via ton blog ;-)

    Comment by Vanessa — On May, 12th, 2008 at 10:04 am

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