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Summer Fruit Tart

This is a fruit tart of unknown origins. My mom sent me the recipe many years ago, when I was interning far away from home and was in need of dessert tips. Thanks to the wonders of gmail, I found the recipe again this summer, and the tart made an appearance at my boyfriend’s “We’re done with the bar exam! (at least for now)*” barbecue at the end of July.

I originally thought the tart was from an Ina Garten cookbook, but Ina’s recipe is slightly more complex. And that is the beauty of this fruit tart. It’s simple to make and takes advantage of the gorgeous summer fruit harvest.

*I say at least for now because I’m still waiting for Illinois bar results. He passed the Wisconsin bar!

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