Monthly Archives: August 2007

Five Things And A Basket Of Peaches – Part Three

After so many sweet peaches I wanted something savoury. To get over the top of the mid-week peach, I decided on a chutney. Perfect along side anything roasted, grilled, atop some chèvre on a cracker, or as individual tarts with pistachio and parmigiana. You can make it as spicy as you’d like, or even double...

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Five Things And A Basket Of Peaches – Part Two

So what started as a peach upside down cake, happily was converted mid – gear. Looking for something a little like a peach clafoutis, I imagined luscious round peaches peeking out from above the crust of a sweet, white cake. But little did I know, they didn’t need a push into the batter. As the...

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Five Things And A Basket Of Peaches – Part One

It’s peach season and baskets of these delicious, fuzzy juice spheres are everywhere. They’re beautiful and so many peaches for next to nothing, it’s practically produce robbery! Or worse, they have slices out at the Farmer’s Market. Golden orange fuzz, as far as the eye can see…. just a little taste, then I’ll leave, or...

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Zucchini Pesto Provinciale

What’s lightening quick, goes with just about anything and uses up even more of the overflow of zucchini? The title gave it away, didn’t it? Looking for dinner inspiration, I gazed over my garden. I grew some of my own stuff this year, but now my garden is getting that late August hue of tan...

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Drunken Cherry Brownies

In honour of my older brother’s birthday, I fixed up a little brownie gift. My Brother, shameless carnivore that he is, also loves cherries, so this couldn’t have worked out more perfectly. I’ve been planning my next brownie ever since the last Brownie Babe round up. I felt so close to tying on that apron...

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