picks vol. 33
what we’re wearing
Three textures, one temperature: knit warmth carried into the light, the kind of dressing that moves between a long afternoon and wherever it ends up. Looks linked here: [https://liketk.it/6dBde]
what we’re sipping
lavender cherry spritz
Gather:
1.5 oz gin
0.75 oz lavender simple syrup
1 oz fresh lemon juice
2 oz prosecco
Ice
Fresh or frozen cherries on a cocktail pick to garnish
Create:
Combine the gin, lavender syrup, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker with ice
Shake until cold
Strain into a wine glass over fresh ice
Top with prosecco
Garnish with cherries on a stick
what we’re baking
cherry galette
Ingredients:
1¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 tbsp sugar, plus 1 tbsp for topping
½ tsp fine sea salt
½ cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
3–4 tbsp ice water
2 cups fresh cherries, pitted and halved
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp cornstarch
½ tsp vanilla extract
1 egg, beaten (for egg wash)
Flaky salt for finishing
Directions:
Whisk together the flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, and salt in a large bowl
Add the cold butter and work it into the flour with your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some pea-sized pieces remaining
Drizzle in the ice water, one tablespoon at a time, and stir until the dough just comes together — do not overwork
Flatten the dough into a disc, wrap it in plastic, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes
Preheat the oven to 375°f and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
Toss the pitted cherries with 2 tablespoons of sugar, the cornstarch, and vanilla
On a lightly floured surface, roll the chilled dough into a rough 12-inch circle and transfer to the prepared baking sheet
Pile the cherry mixture onto the center of the dough, leaving a 2 to 3-inch border
Fold the edges of the dough up and over the filling, pleating as you go
Brush the crust with the beaten egg and sprinkle with the remaining 1 tablespoon of sugar and a pinch of flaky salt
Bake for 35–40 minutes, until the crust is deep golden and the filling is bubbling
Let cool at least 15 minutes before slicing
what we’re reading
yesteryear by caro claire burke
There is a specific kind of social fiction that uses time as the test: strip away the conveniences and see what the ideology actually costs. In Yesteryear, Natalie Heller Mills, a present-day tradwife influencer whose brand is built on the romance of domestic femininity, wakes up inside the comparative difficulty of 1855, where that femininity was not an aesthetic choice but a structural condition. Burke is not subtle about the argument, but she doesn't need to be.
The comedy is in the gap between the curated version and the real one, and the intelligence is in what Natalie has to actually reckon with once the filter is gone. a sharp, well-timed read for a long afternoon.
