Double Blueberry tart

It's been a little while since I've posted, life get's a little crazy sometimes as most of you know.  BUT, I hope that this recipe for  my absolute favorite blueberry tart will make up for it.  The double dose of both cooked and fresh blueberries provides an amazing contrast in texture and really just a wonderful burst of blueberry flavor - so perfect for summer!

The tart is really very simple - the filling is from one of my favorite baking sites , and is really just blueberries and just a handful of sugar which you can replace with a sugar alternative like stevia if you'd like.  I made a gluten-free tart crust out of almond meal from clean start just to lower the carb content for Cy, but really, you can use ready made pie crust if you're in a time crunch.  

                   

Father's Day

This weekend my parents came up to my place, and Cy and I took them to see Super 8, and dinner at Nanbankan, one of our favorite Japanese restaurants on the westside.  I always struggle to decide what to get my Dad, even though I know that he's just one of those people that doesn't need anything material to make him happy...except maybe the occasional cool new techie toy ;)  He's definitely the most humble one in our family - the steady and solid rock.

Cy solved the problem by suggesting we bake a cake for him since he had a big sweet tooth (Guess it runs in the family).  A Lemon Blueberry Poundcake to be exact.  We had just gotten a really cool mold so this was the perfect opportunity to try it out.  My Dad was wowed by the presentation - my Mom even thought the cake was fake, just a decoration.

In anycase, I'm glad my Dad enjoyed the day - it was the least we could do for everything he's done for us.  Thanks Dad!!