I have been wanting to write a letter to Suits creator Aaron Korsh for awhile now, but I couldn’t find an address to send it to him. Then I realized I have a vehicle through my blog. I figured I’d post the letter here and cross my fingers he’ll read it. Here goes nothing!
Dear Aaron,
When I watch Suits, I think three things. First, “Yay, Suits is on,” because it’s pretty much my favorite show. Second, I wish Harvey was real and would be my boyfriend since he’s smart and handsome and charismatic and basically perfect (am I right, ladies?). Third, I want nothing more from life than to have the opportunity to create a show as wonderful as Suits.
Suits takes me away from my life and all its problems. It makes me happy, makes me cheer for the characters, makes me wish I was a part of the characters’ world. Very few people have the talent you do to create such escapism, but I believe I do.
I have several completed novels, two completed screenplays, and a spec script. I have submitted my novels to agents on several occasions without success. I have submitted one of my screenplays to contests and received positive feedback, which is inspiring. There are, however, very few agents that accept unsolicited submissions from screenwriters.
Because I so admire your work, I was wondering if you would help me get my foot in the door and start my career. I’d appreciate any advice you could offer or any connections you could give me. Seriously, only a moment of your time would mean the world to me. I hope you have had the chance to read this letter. And if you have, thank you for doing so! It only takes one person to make my dreams come true, and I think that person just might be you. Oh, and thank you for creating Suits!
Best,
Laura Dembowski
For those of you here for a recipe and not to hear about my dreams, you’ll be glad you stuck around. These cherry crumb bars are crazy good. Yes, making them means pitting a little less than two hundred cherries, but they are worth every moment of the messy work. I recommend investing in a cherry pitter, but you can also pit cherries easily with a paring knife. I’ve done it both ways because summer means pitting lots of cherries for treats like this. The slightly crispy, slightly crumbly shortbread crust, paired with the sweet, juicy cherries, and the slightly sandy, melt in your mouth topping is the perfect combination, just like the world of Suits!
Sweet Cherry Crumb Bars
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yield: 24 bars 1x
Ingredients
- 5 heaping cups Bing cherries, stemmed, pitted, and halved
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- ¾ cup packed dark brown sugar, divided
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 sticks unsalted butter, cold, cubed
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Generously butter a 9 by 13 inch pan and set aside.
- In a large bowl, stir together flour, granulated sugar, ½ cup brown sugar, and salt until combined. Add the butter and work it in using your fingers or a pastry cutter until the butter is evenly distributed in pea sized pieces and the mixture is crumbly.
- In a medium bowl, stir together cherries, 1 cup of the crumb mixture, remaining ¼ cup brown sugar, lemon juice, and cinnamon until well combined.
- Pour half of the remaining crumb mixture into the prepared pan. Press it down firmly with your hands and bake for about 12 minutes, until light golden brown.
- Allow crust to cool slightly before spreading the cherry mixture on to it in an even layer. Top cherries with remaining crumb topping. Press the topping gently into the cherries. Return to the oven and bake for an additional 40-45 minutes, until the top is golden brown and the cherries are bubbling. Cool completely in the pan before cutting into bars and serving. Bars may be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days, or frozen, wrapped in parchment and foil and placed in a zipper bag for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature about an hour or in a 350 degree F oven for about 10 minutes.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Crepes of Wrath
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
Suits is awesome isn’t it! I have every faith that one day you’ll have written something that I binge watch whilst spilling popcorn down myself. These bars look super by the way!
I sure hope so! Thanks for the confidence 🙂
“For those of you here for a recipe and not to hear about my dreams, you’ll be glad you stuck around. ” made me laugh LOL–your dreams are really interesting! I really like the bars though 🙂
Thanks, Ilan!
I need to watch that show now!! 🙂
Oh, you have to, Dorothy! Suits is the best!
My husband LOVES his cherries!! He’d love these!
OHMYGOSH!!!! I LOVE SUITSSSS!! Its freaking amazing and I can’t get enough of it!! Harvey is just the best 🙂 So are these bars!!
Mmm I’ve been obsessed with cherries lately so these bars are looking mighty fine. 🙂
I need to get a cherry pitter and make these cherry crumb bars ASAP. They looks wonderful! I’ve never watched Suits. Now I’m intrigued.
I’ll take recipes AND dreams any day of the week. I have never heard of Suits (what have I been missing!?!?)
Awwww, thanks Monet!
Laura, have I been under a rock?! I seriously need to get on the band wagon and watch it! Love your creation of these bars… they look absolutely divine!
You totally have to check out Suits! Thanks, Gloria!
Sadly, I am not familiar with Suites, the wiki page sounds great. I haven’t seen it my area, not sure if they carry it. However, the Seet Cherry bars will be my next big hit at the picnic. Thanks for sharing.
You should definitely check out Suits, as well as these cherry bars! Thanks, Amy!