Summer fruit.

Mid-July means fruit for breakfast, fruit for lunch, fruit for snack, fruit for dessert...we swim in fresh fruit. I cannot complain. I love fruit and it is such a blessing to have trees laden with apricots, peaches, plums, pluots, etc. but it becomes quite the chore figuring out what to do with all the fruit!

Once we have vacuum sealed and frozen bags for future pies, cobblers, and muffins, and once our tummies are full and we cannot bear to eat one more during the day, we begin to get creative. This is the fun part! Yesterday, as we stared at boxes of peaches and a tree full of Anna apples, I "invented" the newest pie: Papple-Berry Pie. It is simple, really, with 3 cups apple, 2 cups peaches, 1 cup ollalieberries, 2 Tbsp. tapioca, and 3/4 cup sugar. Pour the filling into a homemade double crust, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, bake, and you've got yourself a sweet, tangy dessert! Amazing.

We made the pie this afternoon...and this is all that is left.