Sweet Peach Popsicles and Sweet Peach Tea
Jul 26, 2010 Desserts, Drinks, Peaches, Snacks
To continue with peach week I have something to keep cool with. I had originally planned on making shortcakes with peaches and raspberries and marscapone cream, which I may still do, but I was too hot this weekend to turn on my oven. Maybe tomorrow I’ll get inspired to bake something, but yesterday I was more in the mood for something cold. Very, very cold.
I am normally never, ever, in the mood for a popsicle. Yesterday, however, I found myself flipping through the latest Bon Appetit and saw a recipe for Blackberry popsicles. They looked amazing. I wanted one, but I didn’t have blackberries. I did, however, have perfectly sweet and wonderful peaches.
Tags: home made popsicles, iced tea drinks, peace ice cubes, peach pops, peach popsicles, peach tea
Peach Week Kickoff with Peaches in Wine
Jul 20, 2010 Appetizers, Desserts, Drinks, Peaches, Snacks
I hereby call this week… (drumroll please…)
Peach Week.
The reason?
I have a ton of peaches.
I know I’m starting this sort of in the middle of the week so it’s not really Peach Week, more like Peach mid-week or Peach Weekend, but nevertheless, we are going to talk peaches for a few posts. Since I’m drowning in peaches over here I feel like it’s all I can think about, therefore it’s all I am going to write about for a few days.
I hope that’s ok with you.
Tags: bellaire peach, peach dessert, peaches and wine, peaches in wine, peeling a peach, peeling peaches, Porter peach, Red Haven Peach, wine poached peach
Beignets disguised as Cinnaminions
Jul 18, 2010 Breads, Desserts, Snacks
The fun thing about having kids around is that you make things that you wouldn’t normally think to make. For example, I never would have thought, on my own, to try and make home made Cinnaminions.
“What’s a Cinnaminion? That’s a weird word. I think you’re making things up!” you might say.
I-Hop has been promoting these sugar coated iced donut things for a while and calling them Cinnaminions, a play off of Despicable Me‘s Minions, which are the little yellow guys you see running around on all the previews.
These guys right here:
Honey Cinnamon Granola
Dec 27, 2009 Breakfast, Healthy, Snacks
I had a day off work with nothing to do recently and I decided that I wanted to be a nice person.
So I made my family granola.
And put it in cute little bags.
I love this granola. I love the dried blueberries, cranberries, and golden raisins.
And I love how the fruit looks when it’s all mixed together.
I love the mixture of honey and maple syrup that we boiled and poured all over the oats and nuts.
And I love the smell that filled the house when we baked it in the oven for an hour and a half.
I love this granola.
Honey Cinnamon Granola
Recipe adapted from Bon Appetit
Ingredients
4 cups toasted whole grain cereal – we used Kashi 7 Whole Grain Nuggets and they added a wonderful crunch and were small enough that they didn’t overpower the texture
3 cups old-fashioned oats
1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1 cup sliced almonds
3/4 cup coarsely chopped hazelnuts
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup dried blueberries
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup golden raisins
1 tsp ground cinnamon
Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Mix cereal, oats, and all nuts in a large bowl. Bring honey, maple syrup, and vegetable oil to a boil in small saucepan; drizzle over cereal mixture and toss to coat evenly. Spread mixture onto a large rimmed baking sheet. Bake until golden brown and dry, stirring every 15 minutes, for about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Scatter dried fruit over the mixture. Sprinkle cinnamon over and toss. Cool in pan on rack stirring occasionally to prevent clumping. Store airtight at room temperature.
Eat as a snack or enjoy with soy milk or yogurt. It’s the perfect winter breakfast or snack.
Healthy Attempt: Nutty Granola
Aug 25, 2009 Breakfast, Healthy, Snacks, Yummy
Sometimes I get urges to improve myself. They happen interspersed between long periods of time that include lots of staying up late and letting laundry pile up. Often, when I get these urges, I make lists. Sometimes I list all of the ways I want to improve. The list often includes things like eating healthier, working out, waking up earlier, and making the bed every morning. More often than not those things don’t happen, but I do put them on the list and then I’ll sit for about an hour looking at the list and thinking about all the ways I could make those changes happen in my life if I wanted to. Writing and thinking… they almost seem productive.
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