“My other half gave top marks to her hot smoked haddock tartlet, made with light filo pastry and served up with asparagus and a poached egg.”

“If desired, garnish each tartlet with a leaf of chervil or a small sprig of dill.”

“To one side of the plate, place a fig tartlet with a quenelle of rosemary creme fraiche on top.”

“I thought there was a suspicion of tartness in her manner when she suggested that Miss Robinson had better explain.”

“There was a new tartness in her words that he'd never noticed before.”

“So does a wonderful dessert of fried plantain puffs centered with a pudding-like custard that's slightly sweet against the banana tartness.”

“If you can dream up a recipe for an ice-cream cake, or a parfait, or a meringue tart, Baskin-Robbins will be very impressed.”

“I started to peel off my wetsuit jacket, feeling now a little bit like a tart in a French brothel on a busy Bastille Day.”

“In fact, the vampire is an ideal lover, a sophisticated seducer and a flirty tart in one.”

“For an elegant light meal, I line crisp pastry tartlets with smoked salmon, fill them with warm scrambled eggs and top with a little caviar.”

“You can use this recipe for a single large tart or for individual tartlets.”

“Tonolo's put it in little choux buns, puff-pastry kickshaws, tiny tartlets, and God knows what else.”