This is why I need a backyard!!!

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Ben and Erik staying classy. Yes, pour the sparkling almond wine into the pot of blackberry syrup, it’ll make it taste better. Super classy, guys. For inquiring minds, NO it did not in fact, make it taste any better. Good times.

Classic Coco face. hahaha

Erik…. and our “Sparkling Almond Wine” aka “Sparkling nut juice.”

Josie and her “Josefina” wine!

hahahaha oh… my.

Erik taste-testing the mascarpone cream.

Blackberry tart photo-op, ha.

This turned out actually pretty damn delicious, if I do say so myself. Rustic short-crust pastry for the shells, mascarpone cream filling, swirled with meyer lemon curd and piped into the shells, then topped with fresh blackberries in a light syrup.