Market yummies and pretties

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This morning was a bit intense with a wake-up in the early 5s and extremely chatty, hanging-on kids, so Tom kindly let me go to the farmers' market by myself.  Arriving there provided immediate zen. I bought these beautiful zinnias because they remind me of my mom and are just such happy blossoms, and here too is further evidence of my complete obsession with in-season tomatoes. I also bought some carrots that looked just plucked from the ground, a muffin requested by Jack and immediately consumed by both boys and these darling striped eggplants that I intend to burn/tahini/pomegranate molasses à la Yotam ASAP. Off to the paper until nap/quiet time are done.

Peach cake

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I just had to have the peach cake, and it was lovely. The recipe called for a combination of AP and almond flours; I didn't have almond flour so, per the recipe tip, ground up almonds until finely chopped. We liked the texture they provided. To the flours, you added sugar, butter, vanilla and almond extracts, peaches and a hefty dose of freshly grated nutmeg. Tom ate his cake warm with vanilla ice cream; I poured just a bit of cream atop mine. Yum. I felt like one of Peter Rabbit's siblings. The scent of nutmeg was most pronounced and a lovely complement to the almond backdrop. This will make a nice breakfast and would also be good with my brandied peaches.