Who says you have to drown fresh fruit in sugar to make a good fruit salad? Here is a simple idea: just mix cut up fruit. And eat it. This fruit salad was inspired by a gourmet-type deli. It takes about 5 minutes to make & is delicious! Also it's very pretty. It's made of different types of nectarines with plums and pluots (cross between a … [Read more...]
Strawberry Banana Oatmeal Smoothie for Breakfast or Snacks
Healthy never tasted so good! The oatmeal makes it very satisfying. Put the uncooked oatmeal in the blender first to turn it into a powder before adding the rest. That makes it extra smooth and filling. The frozen strawberries also add thickness, but if you don't have any frozen strawberries on hand, put the banana in the freezer. Another good … [Read more...]
Pork Chops with Bourbon Peach Sauce
This is from Cooking Light, so you know it's healthy. It's a beautiful dish to serve for entertaining. It has a lot of sliced peaches on top, so it's more than just a peach flavored sauce. The recipe uses frozen peach slices which have more flavor than canned peaches, IMHO, and don't have any added sugar. You can use fresh peaches or canned … [Read more...]
Make Ahead: Peach Pie Filling
This is a repost, but I wanted to bring it up to the "front page" again. If you have lots of peaches, you can make this peach pie filling & freeze it to use later. Be sure to freeze it in portions that you would use for a single recipe. Otherwise you'd have a big frozen mess, impossible to deal with. Ask me how I know! lolIt's not only good … [Read more...]
Sour Cream Peach Kuchen
This is a European-style pastry something like a fruit tart. It calls for canned peaches, so it can be made any time of year, but fresh peaches would be wonderful. From the reviews:"I used fresh peaches (6 cups) and otherwise followed the recipes as written. It is very delicious and easy to make. I thought the sweetness was perfect."---"The … [Read more...]
Grilled Ratatouille Anyone?
My neice decided to grill all the vegetables that you usually have in a classic ratatouille. She really liked it.If you want to try this, slice the usual veggies from the linked recipe, then brush them with oil (olive oil would be good) & grill till tender. You can eat them as they are or on a bed of rice. They would be great in a pita pocket or … [Read more...]
Blueberry Peach Crisp
This is really a recipe for using several kinds of berries and fruit together. The crispy topping is also on the bottom for extra goodness.I called this Blueberry Peach Crisp because both of those fruits are in season now. You can use whatever kind of fruit you have on hand or that you like. A scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollup of whipped … [Read more...]