When did summer arrive?? It’s been quite an up and down spring here in Vancouver, with ridiculous wind storms, rain and cooler weather the past couple of months but suddenly today I walked outside in a tank top and flip-flops and it felt like summer was here already. I’ve been somewhat lacking in the baking department since I’ve come home, at least as far as posting goes. I have made brownies and cookies which I haven’t put recipes up for or even photographed for that matter. But It’s been a week or two of cleaning up, packing up and unpacking and job searching. Home from University for the summer = job. I got hired last week to work in a restaurant called Browns Social House. I’m nervous and excited, as I’ve never worked in a restaurant before! But I’m sure it will be fun and definitely a different atmosphere than working as a receptionist, which I think I’ll be working part-time as for a bit as well. Of course, I’ll fit in baking on a regular basis!

I start work this week, but I had a baking itch that I just needed to satisfy! I wasn’t sure exactly what I wanted to make, but I wanted it to be something with fruit, and spring-summery! (is that a word? it is now). Also, I didn’t feel like making a big mess (somewhere my mother is gasping) or something that required a lot of work. I flipped through some cookbooks to get some inspiration, and I had almost decided on a new cookie recipe when I came across a delicious looking picture which just screamed summer. I scream, you scream we all scream for Ice Cream of course.

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