Summer = Berries = Deliciousness

There are few things in my opinion that can beat the fresh fruits and berries we get up here in British Colombia in the Summer Time. If there is one things I can say I honestly look forward to every year is coming back home and eating pretty much all the fresh fruit and berries I can get my little hands on.

Apricots, peaches, cherries, plums, rasberries, blueberries, apples and of course blackberries. The one great thing about blackberries is that they are literally growing like weeds everywhere so the majority of the walks or hikes you go on you are guaranteed to be surrounded by blackberry bushes. Free, delicious berries. We had so many blackberry bushes in our backyard when we were growing up that usually the first month of summer was spent clearing them back and we did this year after year after year. Ok, I personally didn’t have to do it but I did get the benefits of getting to eat a lot of them. Although we did not have any blueberries growing in the back yard there were tons of blueberry farms not to far from us.

We do get berries in the Caribbean but they are imported and crazy expensive. think about $10.00 USD per small carton of Strawberries, or $8.00 USD for the really tiny container of blueberries. They are all imported and once you buy them you pretty much have to eat them that day or they start to go off. So I usually just buy them frozen.

So of course the first week we are here we had to grab a few bags. Thats all I needed for breakfast. Blueberries, blackberries, cherries and strawberries. Oh and snacks, salads, dinner and deserts. Trying to get my fill before I have to wait another year to have them.

Although I don’t tend to do a lot of deserts, mostly because I don’t like measuring things and also seeing the amount of unhealthiness that a lot of deserts tend to have in them throws me off. I love lemon curd but when I make it its kinda like “OMG I cant believe what this is made of.” Probably why it tastes like heaven though hahaha. But, there is always room for sweet treats it just doesn’t have to be an everyday affair. Another reason is because I just don’t have that much of a sweet tooth. But every now and then I have a I-Need-To-Make-A-Desert Moment.

A couple weeks before we left the boat I was cleaning out the fridges, and freezers and cupboards, trying to figure out what needed to be used before we left the boat. I hate wasting. One thing that there was an abundance of left was puff pastry. I had bought a bunch a couple islands up because it is not sold everywhere and didn’t really do much with it after that. So after about three savoury versions of it I decided it was time to make something sweet. In the cupboards I had some lemon curd and in the freezer there was a quarter bag of blueberries left so this desert kinda came together like it was a basket in Chopped. A very easy basket though ….

So 50 minutes later there was a desert on the table and one more sheet of puff pastry used.

Here are some reasons why you will be equally happy to make and eat this as well

1. Quick
2. Simple
3. Delicious
4. Lemony
5. Crispy

And although this recipe says that it serves 9, if you are like me you know that you will not be able to have just one. We enjoyed them most with Coffee in the morning as it really tasted like a danish. But hey, you can eat them whenever you feel like it. Morning Noon and Night I am not here to judge, just to provide you with delicious little mouthfuls of pure pastry bliss

Enjoy!