From our Food Goddess, TaMara:
It’s that time of year again. Palisade peaches are ripe and ready to eat. This year’s crop took a hit with a late snow in the spring, but still the stores and farm stands are full of them, though probably for a shorter time than previous years. As usual, they are deliciously sweet and juicy. I don’t necessarily need to do anything special with them – I usually just halve them and eat them with a spoon.
But when you buy a large box of them and you’re not fond of canning, it’s time to get creative. That’s why a few years ago I began to experiment and made two of my favorite things, Peach Chutney and Peach Salsa, the featured recipes tonight.
Now the strawberries…I couldn’t help it, they were sitting there, all red and fragrant, right next to the peaches. I had to buy 3 lbs. As always happens, before I can finish off all of them, they become overripe and then it’s time for this:
Strawberry Bread (recipe here). Quick, easy and oh, so full of strawberry flavor. But before things get that far, I am really enjoying just slicing peaches and strawberries and serving them together, tossed with a touch of sugar.
Back to the peaches. There are quite a few peach recipes on the blog, all of which can be found here.
Three I’d like to highlight are:
Mrs. J Makes a Peach Pie (click here), Kirk Spencer makes Peach Fish (recipe here) and finally, all the way from India, Tes’ Peach Lemonade (click here).
Tonight, besides asking what’s on your menu for the weekend, I’d also like to make a request for some gluten-free recipes. I have a couple of friends who have been asking me for some and while I have a few, my recipe box is limited. If you’d email me (whats4dinnersolutions at live dot com) your recipes or post them in the comments, I’d like to do a future recipe exchange featuring gluten-free ideas. So hit the comments with your favorite peach and strawberry treats and any gluten-free ideas you’d like to share.
And finally, here are tonight’s featured recipes:
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