If you’ve been following along with me on Instagram you might already know that seven weeks ago, we became parents to the sweetest, squishiest baby there ever was. His name is Will and we’re madly in love with everything about him from his little hairstyle — it looks just like his dad’s — to his tiny toes. Last week he started laughing when he sees my face and he coos and smiles at us when he talk to him. All the baby love is completely intoxicating — it’s enough to make me forget I never shower anymore and my clothes are crunchy with dried spit up! Almost two months in and I’m starting to get the hang of things, though.
I can eat with one arm while bouncing Will to sleep in the other (sounds simple enough but this should really be an Olympic sport) and I even found time to do a little baking. Sure, this galette may have taken me two days to make when in my pre-baby days it would have been an easy last-minute dessert if friends were coming over on short notice. But I did it in the end, it turned out delicious, and these days that’s a huge victory!
A galette is the perfect dessert to make when you’re in a rush or not the tidiest baker but still want to make something impressive from scratch. If the crust is a little uneven or it’s not a perfect circle it’s okay, because it’s supposed to look rustic. I piled this one with fresh berries, which I think should always be eaten with either chocolate or freshly whipped cream. I chose whipped cream for this galette, and infused it with Stash Tea’s new Asian Pear Harmony Green Tea for a slightly fruity cream. The tea imparts the subtle fragrance that I love in fresh Asian pears and complements the galette’s sweet, juicy berries perfectly.