What could be more refreshing in the hot, hot summer than a cool ice box cake. Refreshing to eat certainly, but refreshing to make because the oven stays off. Here I use the best sweet summer peaches for a version of classic peaches and cream punched up with ginger’s zing. It’s a combination I love, all tempered with rich cream. The prep is simple and the presentation is … [Read more...] about Fresh Peach and Ginger Ice Box Cake
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Fresh Peach Whirlygigs
Whirlygigs – such a fun twist to an old-fashioned biscuit cobbler. Sweet summer peaches are topped with biscuit dough cinnamon rolls and baked into a juicy, fruity delight delight. This dish is extra - in season fresh peaches pair so well with cinnamon, and as I love a peach cobbler I just had to take it over the top. Fun to say and fun to eat! I think of this dish … [Read more...] about Fresh Peach Whirlygigs
Peach Buttermilk Cake with Peach Whipped Cream
Peaches and buttermilk are a wonderful summer combination (seriously - sweet, sliced peaches in a bowl drizzled with thick buttermilk are a revelatory treat). And baked into a simple cake is a great delight. But to be honest, this is what I think of as a template cake. Because the possibilities are endless. Top with strawberries, plums, nectarines, blueberries or other fruit. … [Read more...] about Peach Buttermilk Cake with Peach Whipped Cream
Baked Feta with Stone Fruits
Baked feta is all over the internet. And with good reason, heat turns one simple piece of salty cheese into a deliciously creamy element in a host of applications. That baked feta pasta is about the only viral food trend that has appealed to me, and it is a good one. But as with many of these “new” internet hacks, or discoveries, or inventions, those of us of a … [Read more...] about Baked Feta with Stone Fruits
Peach Brown Butter Cake
I’ve never been very good at making beautifully frosted layer cakes. In fact, I generally avoid them, turning to Bundt and tube pans for simple and attractive cakes. I don’t have the patience required to beautifully frost towering layers, and it never comes out looking quite like I’d imagined. I take a cue from British bakers with a simple, single layer with a lovely gilding of … [Read more...] about Peach Brown Butter Cake
