Two Weeks in my Kitchen: July 26-August 12: Part 4

I was heading to a party on August 2 and wanted to bring a dessert. I remembered a delicious tart that I had had with apricots and frangipane (an almond custard). I tried to replicate it, with mixed results. Ah, well. Testing and tasting recipes is a tough job, but someone's got to do it.






I managed to pick about a pound of blackberries from my back garden before the landscapers tore them out. I added a little lemon and basil, seeded the mixture, and ended up with just less than a half of a pint of jam.