Peachy Keen

Aug 27th, 2009

I haven’t asked them directly, but I think there’s a chance that my parents–and I say this with deep respect–don’t like peaches.  Perhaps my memories are tainted by that fateful rhubarb incident, but I don’t know.  Inundated as I’ve been lately with the juicy orbs, not one childhood image of a peach comes to mind.  [...]

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Shortbread Cake with Peaches and Raspberries

Aug 27th, 2009

I adapted this recipe from the Stone Fruit Tea Cake recipe in Gourmet magazine (because raspberries make it taste better, and my name sounds yummier.) Ingredients– 2 cups diced and peeled peaches (about 2 large peaches) ½ cup raspberries 2 ¼ cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup sugar ¾ cup [...]

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Dave’s Crazy Good Peach Salsa

Aug 27th, 2009

This salsa fresca is unbelievably good.  This version is medium-mild, but you can always increase the number of jalepenos if you like it hot hot hot.  The key here is using ultra-fresh ingredients. 2 c diced tomatoes 1/2 c diced yellow bell pepper 1 large diced, peeled peach 1/4 seeded and diced jalapeno (more or [...]

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