Frozen blackberry souffle (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
Mixed berry crostata (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
<a href=”http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-calcookrec15a-2009jul15,0,6866486.story”><span style=”color:#2262CC”>Peach and blackberry crisp</span></a> (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
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Beets with lavender and crushed blackberries are topped with frothed whole milk. Recipe (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)