RECIPE: Grilled Peaches Or Nectarines With Ricotta

[1] Peaches and cream, reimagined: Grilled peaches and ricotta, for breakfast, lunch or dessert (photo and recipe courtesy Good Eggs). [2] Organic stone fruits—nectarines, peaches and plums—from Frog Hollow Farm. They ship!   Part of our paean to summer’s stone fruits, our tip on easy fruit tarts and our recommendation of summer fruit salads with…
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RECIPE: Peach Iced Tea

A couple of days ago, we presented peach drinks with alcohol. Today, we have a favorite recipe for all, peach iced tea. You can make this recipe anytime with frozen peaches; but there is nothing better than puréeing ripe, luscious summer peaches. Keep an eye out for “specials” at the store: peaches have achieved peak…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Drink Your Peaches (Peach Sangria, Peacharita, Etc.)

[1] This weekend, how about a big pitcher of peach cooler? (Photo courtesy Sparkling Ice.) [2] You can use any glass you like. Collins glasses are sturdier, but wine glasses are elegant (photo courtesy Carrabbas Italian Grill). [3] A Peacharita, with a birds-eye chile garnish (photo courtesy Peninsula Hotel | New York).   As you…
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FOOD FUN: Slab Pie Art

Since the old-fashioned slab pie started trending a few years back, almost every fruit pie we’ve made has been a slab pie. Why? They’re sooooo easy! A slab pie is a shallow pie that’s baked in a jelly roll pan or a rimmed baking sheet. It has a much higher crust-to-filling ratio than a standard…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Create An International Version Of Your Favorite American Sandwich

August is National Sandwich Month. We love sandwiches so much, we created a glossary with the different types of sandwiches. It is true that the Earl of Sandwich was inadvertently responsible for creating the modern English sandwich. But what we recognize as a sandwich—bread and filling—likely dates to around 9000 B.C.E., when permanent settlements were…
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