Tinto de verano, the “red wine of summer” – a simple sangria from Seville

Baby heirloom tomatoes, balsamic, caramelized onions, and thyme ready to be covered with puff pastry and baked into a tarte tatin

Pear frangipane (almond cream) tart — keep this tucked away until fall

Chocolate almond biscotti based on David Lebovitz’s recipe

Éclairs, a master pâte à choux recipe, and crème pâtissière (pastry cream)

Almond and orange croquants – crispy French cookies baked like biscotti and flavored with orange blossom water

Ka’ak b’sukar – Syrian sugar cookies

Chocolate chip pound cake (made with almond milk) for our Thanksgiving table

Black bean soup with cumin labne

Challah, braided like a danish

Tarte tatin with pears and red wine caramel sauce

Concord grape sorbet

Meat sauce inspired by lahmajun (arabic/middle eastern meat pizzas)

Want keep your purple beans purple? Try a butter bath!

Plum blueberry galatte with small red and yellow peaches I picked up at the farmers market

browned butter brownies with fleur de sel

Quinoa with persimmon, pomegranate, and walnuts

Butternut Squash Soup – spicy and savory instead of sweet – to keep you warm this Winter

Chocolate Almond Biscotti (no shortening)

Rosh Hashana Apple Cake – smelled so good baking that I whipped up a second one while the first was in the oven