With the warm summer months now upon us in the US, it’s only natural that we’re eating a lot more of what’s considered to be “summer fruits”. When it’s a hot day, we naturally gravitate to lighter foods. It’s hard to even consider baking pumpkin pies or making a full-on Thanksgiving dinner when the mercury rises (though it’s sometimes what we contend with in southern California when it’s not uncommon to have temps in the 80’s on Thanksgiving day). Tell me… how can one resist the juicy summer fruits when they’re all over the Farmer’s Markets and grocery stores? Obviously I can’t and sometimes find I get ahead of myself and buy too much! And then I need to be somewhat creative in using them. Fruit tarts are pretty simple and a rather elegant way of turning summer fruits into a beautiful dessert that looks like you spent hours making.
