One Last Summer Fling
Well my friends, the nights are drawing in and the mornings are chillier; summer has its back turned and is on its way home. As a final farewell I made a summery crumble tonight with one of the last punnets of strawberries we'll see for a while.
I've never made a crumble with strawberries before and I was very pleasantly surprised by how lovely it was. I added a punnet of blueberries and raspberries, along with some white chocolate for something a little different. It was very sweet - well I did put in a whole bar of white chocolate - but it was most certainly good. The berries melded together wonderfully as they cooked and the whole thing bubbled over with juices. The chocolate would perhaps have been better put in with the topping rather than the fruit, as it disappeared into it as it melted, but it did thicken and sweeten the juices.
I guess that's it now; summer really is over for another year. It was a rocky one - we had our ups and our downs - but still, it was good, and I have my memories.
25 comments:
I just picked up what I thought might be the last punnets of raspberries and strawberries as well. The crumble looks wonderful. I usually like a crumble with some tart fruit like apples or rhubarb, but looking at your pictures makes me wanna grab my spoon and dig in.
I know, I'm sad to see summer go although these first few days of fall have been wonderful! Yummy looking crumble!
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Hmn jum! That looks absolutely scrumptious! I will have to make this soon, thanks Julia for a nice farewell to summer! I hope it is ok with you I have added your lovely site to my favorites/friends, and have told all of my friends about your great blog window!!
Have a nice day!!
Vivi
Oh my.....that looks so good! I mean, mouth watering good!!!
I might just have to go out and purchase some berries to give this a try......one last summer fling!
Now I must go out and cover the tomato plants before they freeze......
The food seems delicious.
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hey this looks so very delicious.....reminds me of My BlueBerry Nights, the film...had caught it on an empty stomach and the visuals made my tummy rumble throughout....your post is having the same effect
Yummmmm... looks to die for! Eventually I'll be able to cook =P
Oooh that looks delicious especially with the addition of white choc, Mmmm!
Yumm... this looks great. Berries are one of my favorite things about summer and I hate that we've seen the last of them till next year.
Summer is still blazing in Southern California - it is currently 93 degrees F - I can't wait for cooler weather - baking weather! The crumble looks delicious.
Lookfs fantastic. I love crumble!
You blog is beautiful! I am sad to see our local berries depart with summer. But I cant wait for hearty soups!
Ummmmmm That looks mouthwatering.
My type of pud,,,only dilema would be to have custard or cream with it.
I have some blueberries leftover from some pancakes at the weekend. I will have to buy some more berries and give it ago.
I have not made any crumbles before so it should be fun.
This looks so delicious. Your blog has such beautiful food!
I'm not ready to give up summer yet since it was 26C yesterday here in K-town. I will have to see what the farmers market brings on Saturday:D
That looks absolutely gorgeous, and it's a creative use of white chocolate. White chocolate and berries are a match made in heaven....
Yes, an uneven summer in the UK, as was that of 2007, the last time I was there. It was so rainy and flooding made all the headlines (and screwed up my plans to visit food-lover's Ludlow), but I loved being there in spite of it.
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It really has turned rather chilly, hasn't it. I may even have to put the heating on!
What a delicious crumble and a fitting way to see off the summer.
Is there a place you post your recipes? If not, I'd like the recipe to this crumble. Gracias!
Love your food blog - and it makes me so hungry!
I love crumble...
Look so yummy!
Julia - was wondering if you were willing to share your recipe? This looks absolutely amazing I've been thinking about making it ever since I saw this post a few weeks ago.
Thanks!!
Yummy - looks so delicious!
Well said, and looks amazing...
Micki - sorry for replying late to this. I'm afraid I didn't make a note of this one but it was really easy, I just put the punnet of strawberries and punnet of blueberries into a dish, scattered over a bar of broken white chocolate, then covered the whole thing in a standard crumble mixture and baked it as you usually would a crumble - like my recipe for crumble here: http://asliceofcherrypie.blogspot.com/2006/10/plum-and-blackberry-crumble.html
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