Summer slapped us in the face so hard this year and then apologized and gave us two breezy and immensely humid days… but then slapped us again even harder!

The only things I look forward to in the summer are dates, mangoes and of course berries! (I used to look forward to traveling but we haven’t traveled in a few years)

Berries Berries and more berries… but most importantly raspberries… my all-time favorite!

Raspberries remind me of the summers we spent in France growing up.
Going to the Farmer’s Friday Market and buying punnets of plump juicy raspberries!

That’s what I really miss about traveling to Europe.

ok I also enjoy going to the beach house during the summer and have been enjoying it even more since my boys started overcoming the fear they have from the waves! I admit!

We were there last weekend and that was the first time they actually played in the sand. There were occasional screams from some big waves but then they just made peace!

I dedicate this post to my sisters, my cousins, friends who shared our summers in France and everyone who loves France!

Ever since we were so young, our summer destination was always France. Most probably because my aunt has an apartment in Saint Genis Pouilly (a village close to Geneve).

Riding our bicycles in the neighborhood.
Daily trips to the boulangerie to buy bread and a few sweets for the day.
Peeking out the window and spraying people who pass with water.
Freaking out from our neighbor The Photographer.
enjoying fresh produce on the Sunday Market, meeting new friends and just being carefree!
Eating Carambars, Smurf Gummies and chewing Hollywood gum.

These summers still hold a special place in my heart!

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He that can have patience can have what he will
Benjamin Franklin

I’m not a patient person everyone who knows me certainly does know that. My lack of patience also adds to me being short-tempered which is the worst thing especially when you’re married and have children!

It’s not an easy thing to do in a very fast paced world and especially now with everything being “instant”! I try to be patient but it doesn’t always work and I try to control my temper but it usually succeeds and I lose! Such a battle I have with my self-discipline!

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Summer fruits are awesome and berries are the yummiest but raspberries are my utmost favorite!

Amidst my daily crazy/hectic/calm-for-a-minute day, and mother going to the fruit and vegetables market the day before bringing back raspberries among other yummy seasonal fruits, I had to make something with the raspberries but didn’t want to do the usual. Nothing came to mind… at least for that moment!

As a kid, I used to love going with my mother to the fruit and vegetables market and back then it was two streets away from our house! The smells of freshness, different languages traveling through my ears, people bargaining on prices…utter nostalgia!

That moment ended and there popped an idea in my head!
A new recipe… the thought made me feel proud! Just the thought that I felt daring enough to come up with a recipe from scratch and didn’t even know how it will turn out!

The Final Outcome!