Baking with the Boys

Summertime and the livin’s easy…

I always thought that I would like to live near my children when they are grown. I would like to be a part of their families like my parents are a part of ours. Well, after last winter, I told my husband that plan may be history. The older I get the less I can take of cold weather, snow, ice, etc. Bad enough that winter days get about 8 minutes of sunlight but my fingernails have to be blue as well…So, kids, head south or expect mom to be an infrequent visitor at best.

 What we did on Sunday while the dough was chilling.

 Sunday in December.  Is it really a contest?

Long way of saying I love summer. I love long days and warm weather. The pool, lemonade, picnics, fireflies, the ice cream man…I love it all. OK. It’s been a little more than warm lately, I admit. BUT it still beats hunting down lost mittens and scraping my car (and socks, I really hate socks). The Tuesdays with Dorie selection this week is Summer Fruit Galette chosen by Michelle of Michelle in Colorado Springs and it epitomizes one of the many things I love about summer. Fresh fruit! Lots of it. I eat so much fruit I may just sprout seeds some day. Winter is a big challenge for me.

 Doesn’t that fruit look gorgeous?

For the galette, I went with nectarines but the possibilities are myriad…peaches, plums, apricots, berries. Take that winter and your endless variations on pears…

Not as pretty out of the oven but delish!

In short, we loved it. I wasn’t sure what to expect and, after the cobbler last week, I wasn’t really relishing another fruit dessert. But it was fabulous. I would make it again in a heartbeat. I only made one change and that was to cut the shortening out of the dough. After the blueberry pie, I decided to try cutting down the fat a little. I didn’t increase the butter and it was still soooo rich.

Next week: Black and White Banana Loaf.  I looovvve banana bread…

Check out the other fabulous fruit galettes here.

PS  I know there are plenty of people out there who love cold, snow, sweaters and the like and I am glad you do.  It would be pretty boring if we were all the same.