Summer Treats Archives - A Side of Sweet

Peach Pie with All Butter Pie Crust

Nothing says summer like a fresh peach pie with all butter pie crust. This recipe is for the best pie you’ll ever eat! I dare you to have just one piece.

I’m losing my mind right now. It’s officially peach pie season and I can’t get enough. We buy peaches by the bushel to satisfy my cravings and I will literally sit down and eat four peaches in a row, no problem. I’ve been craving peaches for months, basically since September. I’m over the moon happy with the fact that peaches are everywhere now!
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Watermelon Pizza – Healthy July 4th Recipe

Healthy and GORGEOUS watermelon pizza is the perfect easy summer snack. You’ll impress everyone with this fun July 4th recipe idea.

File this under things I love – putting a spin on a traditional recipe to make it more fun. You’ll see this technique all over A Side of Sweet – sushi burritos, taco rice, sushi pizza, and now….watermelon pizza! This might be my prettiest combo yet.

Blueberry Peach Pie with Decorative Pie Crust Design

Blueberry peach pie – when two things come together to make something even better! This is the best pie recipe ever, plus an easy decorative pie crust. Blueberry Peach Pie Recipe - the perfect summer dessert

I just love a happy accident. In the case of this accident, it led to one of the best pies I’ve ever made.

Given my 25-year history as a pie-maker, that is a claim that carries quite a bit of weight! I tend to be quite the pie purist. In fact, you won’t find a single other pie recipe on my site that has a mix of fruits. I don’t even add strawberries to my rhubarb pie recipe – unlike 90% of the universe.
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Rustic Strawberry Galette + San Francisco CSA

Strawberries are the centerpiece of this simple but delicious rustic strawberry galette. Galettes are deceivingly simple to make and are the perfect brunch or dessert recipe.

During one of my rare weekends off in May, Pat and I had the chance to pay another visit the farm where our CSA (community supported agriculture, or farm shares) comes from. You might remember the last time we visited Eatwell Farm – to attend one of their famous tomato sauce canning parties!

Our visit coincided with one of Eatwell’s Strawberry Days. Strawberry days celebrate the start of strawberry season (yesssss!) and visitors to the farm get access to the strawberry fields for the day to pick as many berries as their stomachs can hold. There were also homemade picnic lunches, so we spread our blanket at the edge of the orchard and enjoyed the (almost) summer sun…. Read More »

Loaded Avocado Toast + Thyme, Tomatoes & Ricotta

Avocado toast gets a hearty upgrade with thyme, tomatoes and ricotta cheese. It’s easy to make and great for breakfast, or breakfast for dinner, especially when paired with Château de Lascaux Carra AOP Pic Saint-Loup wine from the Languedoc wine region in the south of France.

So, avocado toast.

I think we can officially say avocado toast is a thing, not just a trend. It’s become a permanent brunch staple, joining the ranks of classics like pancakes and egg scrambles. I would argue though, that avocado toast is far superior to those foods, as it makes an amazing dinner as well…. Read More »

Blueberry Pie Recipe + Herringbone All Butter Pie Crust

A blueberry pie recipe that has been in our family for three generations. The all butter pie crust is beautifully decorated with a herringbone technique.

People often ask what my favorite thing to make is. I have so many things that I enjoy making, like technically challenging french macarons, or my super popular stuffed cupcakes. It’s also really satisfying to make an easy and healthy dinner with Pat. My absolute favorite thing though, something that is almost in my DNA, is pie. I have been making this blueberry pie recipe since I was five years old. Seriously.

Get the blueberry pie recipe after the jump!

Rhubarb Pie Recipe

How to make the best rhubarb pie recipe I’ve ever eaten! No need to add strawberries, rhubarb is the true star in this easy pie filling recipe.

April to June is rhubarb season and while we don’t have our own bush (is it a rhubarb bush?), we are lucky enough to have friends and family with more than enough to spare. My dad brought us some with his last visit and I was more than happy to make my first pie of the season! Rhubarb pie is one of my favorite desserts, and this recipe will knock your socks off. It’s the perfect mix of tart and sweet and sandwiched in between two layers of my favorite all butter pie crust, it’s sure to be yours too.
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