Posted: April 5th, 2011 | Author: tinytearoom | Filed under: Recipe - Baking | Tags: easy dessert recipe, fruit tart recipe, homemade pear tarts, no pastry pear tarts recipe, pear tarts recipe | 43 Comments »

Autumn is finally in the air. The temperature has dropped and the big fluffy blankets are carefully lugged from the top of the cupboards. Autumn is my favourite season. The trees change to beautiful colours and I am convinced that the setting sun is a deeper amber. I can virtually hear the southern hemisphere take a deep sigh and bring in the cool winds and soft rain.

I spotted these gorgeous tiny pears in the fruit market and it reminded me of the promise I made earlier on in the year. It was to be more mindful about what I was eating and where it was coming from. It did not make any sense to buy garlic flown in from China when we were growing perfectly tasty ones here in Australia. It is wasteful to fly in cherries from all around the world for them to only arrive badly bruised and almost spoiled.
Thank goodness the Australian government has made it mandatory for stores to indicate the country of origin for all fruit and vegetables.

I am also watching where every dollar is spent. It made perfect sense to eat seasonally and therefore frugally. I am also an avid reader of Brydie's delightful blog
CityHippyFarmGirl. She is a great source of information and inspiration about eating responsibly.