peaches

Peach and Blueberry Upside-Down Cake Recipe

August 23, 2010

If you drop an upside-down cake on its head does it revert to plain old cake? Sadly, no. It just becomes yet another item to file under “Kitchen Disasters.” The only advice I can give you, other than not to drop the final dish, is to resist the temptation to make this in a spring [...]

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Peach and Arugula Salad

August 20, 2010

Here, in all her glory, is Green Leaf Platter in what turned out to be her final performance. Less than 24 hours before her untimely demise, GLP was working the salad like nobody’s business. A true artist to the end, she presented like no one was watching. As promised, here is the recipe for the [...]

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How to pick, peel and use peaches

August 18, 2010

I’m on Kitchener CTV’s News at Noon talking about peaches. While they’re generously allotting me 5 minutes, the entire news hour isn’t enough time to tell you how much I love peaches. And just how much do I love peaches? Last year, I bought an upright freezer to accommodate my lust for Blazing Stars. To [...]

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Preserving Tips and Tomato Peach Ketchup

October 7, 2009

A couple of days ago, I made a variation of my serendipitous nectarine and plum chicken. This time I substituted apples and yellow tomatoes for the plums. It was just as moist and delicious as the original, and I found myself planning side dishes appropriate to its Moroccan roots. But just as visions of spiced [...]

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Peach and Black Bean Salsa

September 14, 2009

The subtitle of this post could be Variations on a Theme. Brahms did it with classical music, William Carlos Williams did it with poetry and I’m doing it with salsa. And peaches. And more homegrown tomatoes. Now, I’m not claiming to be in the same league as the artistic greats just mentioned, but I must [...]

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Peach Salsa

August 25, 2009

Birthdays are rather fluid events in my family. We like to celebrate en masse but conflicting schedules often mean we delay festivities until everyone’s available. The April birthdays often pile up until they tumble headlong into Easter. September dates have been known to get inched back until they’re squeezed into (Canadian) Thanksgiving. This year, I [...]

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Buying and Storing Peaches

August 22, 2009

I’ve gone on and on about the peaches this season. I’ve taken photos, made desserts, written over-the-top descriptions and came this close to composing haiku in their honour. And yet, a reader and my sister had their Ontario peaches go bad before ripening. What gives? How can I rave about juicy, ripe, succulent peaches while [...]

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Butterscotch Peach Jam

August 10, 2009

Last week for Summer Fest, Stephanie of Wasabimon and I swapped blogs for the day. I posted about peach ice cream on her blog and she posted about peach freezer jam on mine. She was even kind enough to watch the comments section and answer reader questions. Thanks, Stephanie! I owe you. The dual-posts on [...]

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Summer Fest and Peach Freezer Jam Recipe

August 4, 2009

To celebrate Summer Fest, a four-week cross-blog celebration, Stephanie Stiavetti and I are swapping posts for the day. This week Summer Fest is all over fruit, and Stephanie and I selected peaches. I have always maintained raspberry is my favourite fruit, but a damned good peach is enough to make a liar out of me. [...]

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