Happy Saturday. I’m headed to the Azores, and for the first time in my life, I didn’t wait until the night before to pack. Here’s what’s making the cut:
If you also look horrific in drop-waist dresses, good news: Cool Girls have crowned this understated, universally flattering ’60s style the unofficial uniform for summer. My short torso has never been so happy.
I have a red-eye flight in economy, which is the perfect opportunity to try this absurd travel accessory. Yes, it looks like a “glorified tube top,” but a Washington Post reporter promised it’s the secret to actually getting sleep. Even while pregnant.
Refuse to spend another summer smelling like Off!? Let me fill you in on a secret: Bug spray has gone bougie. Like, so bougie I’m genuinely excited to apply it.
— Melissa Goldberg / Senior Editor / Washington, DC
This Easy Blueberry Fritter Bread Had One Fan Ready to “Jump Thru My Phone”
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In theory, blueberry recipes are best saved for peak blueberry season. In reality? One pint of plump, farm-fresh bloobs, and our inner Violet Beauregarde is unleashed. That’s why, starting this weekend, we’ll have Broma Bakery’s Blueberry Fritter Bread on repeat. Basically a blueberry fritter in the form of a low-effort loaf cake, this recipe combines bursts of juicy blueberries, a buttery vanilla crumb, cinnamon brown sugar swirls, and a crackly top that’s drizzled with a sweet glaze while it’s still warm (a bonus if you don’t have the patience to let things cool completely). Call it breakfast. Call it dessert. Either way, it tastes even better the next day. That is, if it lasts that long.
The Time Commitment: An hour and a half — but it bakes in the oven for about two-thirds of that.
Key Tips: While Sarah Fennel (aka Broma Bakery) recommends using fresh berries, frozen will work too — just don’t thaw them first. And to avoid overmixing the batter, she says to stop “as soon as there are no large streaks of flour left.”
Other Takes: Went too hard on blueberries? It happens. In that case, try…
Blueberry Spoon Cake. The love child of a cornmeal cake and blueberry cobbler, this seriously simple dessert has a jammy, pudding-like center — which is why it’s best to eat the whole thing with a spoon.
Cinnamon Sugar Blueberry Crumb Bars. Everything you love about blueberry pie — the gloriously gooey filling, the shortbread-esque crust — with significantly less fuss. Serve with vanilla ice cream, by law.
Blueberry Muffin Cookies. Is it a muffin? Is it a cookie? Honestly, who cares. As the creator puts it, “you’ve landed in blueberry paradise and you’re going to love every single bite.”
