rhubarb-apricot-peach crisp

I don't know that I've seen apricot and rhubarb in season at the same time before, but the combination of them with Saturn (doughnut) peaches yields a wonderfully tart and delicious crumble. The fruit was tossed with mace, tapioca flour and turbinado sugar; the topping is butter, almond and wheat flours, sugar, salt, and cinnamon.

clafoutis aux pêches

This is Julia Child's basic recipe for clafoutis (from Mastering the Art..., but I subsituted amaretto for vanilla and brandy) with sliced peaches and sour cherries that have been soaking in rum for the last year. The sour cherries, being on top, caramelized and had wonderful flavor. The peaches needed no peeling or preparation: simply sliced, they were great. This is probably my favorite clafoutis of those that I have made.

birthday

I started with my favorite cake, a génoise, and with some fresh peaches and raspberries from the farmer's market and some various creams — whipped and bavarian (pastry cream and more whipped cream) — I made myself a pretty satisfying birthday cake.

peaches

Local peaches, marinated with Luxardo Maraschino, some oil, sugar, mace and a pinch of salt. And grilled. Summer perfection.