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G is for Galette Aux Fruits


During my first years as a public school teacher I became a firm believer in the powers of the full moon. I have not converted to the full complement of astrology, but I do believe that the phases of the moon are extremely relevant to children's behavior.  One colleague suggested to me that perhaps we were trying to educate werewolves. The students always display their most ridiculous, defiant, and disruptive behavior during the full moon.

I checked lunar calendars twice last week to see if it was a full moon. It wasn't. I take little comfort in the fact that my children are not werewolves. This is not the place to recite all of Spencer's escapades over the last week, but he was in a lot of trouble for most of the time. We tried to make our dessert on Wednesday like we usually do. Then we tried to make it on Thursday. Then I gave up on having Spencer do it with us, and Julie and I started the Galette Friday morning. Then Spencer was left home with a babysitter to preserve both my sanity and his safety. By Saturday night we finally finished making Galette. Actually, we made six miniature Galettes because Heather promised me that mini desserts never get old. They were delicious. -L





Isaac was excited to be at grandma's house, and mostly just wanted to play.  Spiderman started us off, and Batman finished up.  -H






Printable Recipe here

 



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