Summer’s coming to an end and kids are either back in school or getting ready to start. The heat is still going strong though and that remains true for some of summer’s best produce too. I have been on the lookout for some juicy purple plums like the one’s I’ve had recently on a friend’s boat. And just when I thought they were done for the year here in Istanbul, I spotted some at this week’s organic bazaar. I had already purchased some of the smaller, Black Sea plums with the yellow-ish green flesh but when I saw the bigger ones with the red interior, I grabbed a few and figured I could combine them for this Late Summer Plum Crisp. The result was a beautiful crimson, bubbly concoction of sweet and tart with a crunchy topping.

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