Tuesday, August 22

PROTECT'YA'NEC'tarine!!

wu-TANG!!!!
uh huh,
my stone-fruit slicing sword style is top notch.
and my pastry dough is like the 36th chamber, son.
real talk.
if you like tarts and that,
and you like fruit and such,
and you think pastries are pretty neat,
then this one's for you, duders:

NECTARINES!!!!!
seriously, there's vanilla bean paste, organic sugar crystals, nectarine slices,
and pastry dough,
and that's ALL.
straight ahead, full steam, ingredients that speak volumes with simple syllables,
and resonate with sibilant brilliance by design.
damn, neighbors.
a good galette can really get your day going in the right direction.
that's no joke.
sure, it was a little slippery, but only because those slick-butt-emoji slivers were JUICY AF.
hahahaha.
dope.
pastry dough goes like this:
in your trusted food processor, toss all in together:
10 T earth balance butterish;
4 T vegan (tofutti) creachee';
2 1/4 cups flour;
3 T sugar;
dash of salt;
1 tsp vanilla;
cold non-dairy milk, added 1 T at a time,
and pulsed between drips and drops until the mixture is chunky, and crumbly,
but holds together when pinched.
wrap it, refrigerate and rest it for at least an hour...overnight is waaaay better tho,
and roll it, chop it, slice it, etc, before baking it, and everything that goes inside,
at 410℉, for 20-25 minutes, or until golden and nicey-nice.
word up.
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did i hit it with the demerara sugar sprankles?
hell yes, i did, kiddo.
rules is rules, and galettes are far more expert when they've got
those little crystal kaleidoscopes stuck onto the crust.
fact.
***********
.....and just like *that*,
it's tuesday already.
i'm rushing around so much i actually have no idea what day it is more often than not.
when every day is go to the studio and clean up a mess,
touch up some paint,
move sh!t around,
go to the home improvement store,
forget something,
spend molto $$,
and walk this little two-year-old trapjaw all over this greenish earth.....
well, every day is the same.
did i miss the eclipse?
i wouldn't say that.
i didn't see it,
but i actually have sh!t that needs to get done,
before my career is eclipsed by my failure.
so, there's that.
and in the meantime,
i've found ways to cope.
mostly food,
and a little light reading before i fall fast asleep,
for those few hours that that's even possible.
this time is the right time.
i keep telling myself that.
and in the meantime,
i've had to have some mean time,
some me time,
and some useless meme time, too.
seriously, i'm going to shut off my phone while i'm at work.....
what a strange progression this year has been-
from winter's bones to summer's dregs,
this has been a hurricane-force gyspy dumpsterfire of a year to date;
never quiet, never soft.....

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