Stress baking in the Pacific Northwest

The blackberries and apples were locally foraged. The raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries are from my mother's garden. I thought her little end-of-season berries looked a little small and sad, so I wanted to honor her gardening and celebrate those little berries before she heads further into the cold depths of a Pacific Northwest autumn.

I couldn't think of a better berry pedestal than a classic fresh fruit tart. The pâté sucrée is my own little recipe that includes lemon zest and some almond flour, and I also threw some lemon zest into the crème pâtissière. The apricot glaze was made from my mother's own homemade apricot preserves.

I didn't have a tart pan on hand, so I flipped a cake pan over and sent up a prayer…the shell is a bit of a mess but hopefully the fruit is distracting enough.

Stress level -20 pts 💕✨