Much prefer nectaries to peaches, as the peaches skin gives me shivers for some reason. Maybe peeling them would be an option…!

There’s a recipe for a “Berry slump” in one of the Good Food editions, which I have tried and loved and this evening I made it with nectarines and a pear, a lonely one from the fridge. It was lovely.

I prepared the nectarines by quickly softening them with some sweet wine and small amount of sugar, place them in a baking dish and covered by a dough made of 50g of butter, 50g of self raising flour, 50g of caster sugar, some vanilla essence and one egg. Beat it all up, pour over the nectarines, generously top with flaked almonds and bake in medium hot oven, gas mark 4 I’d say, for about 40 minutes, till risen and golden.

I baked it this evening and dug into before serving dinner, it was so yummy. Served with ambrosia.