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Peach Upside-Down Cake
There is always a bit of magic in an upside-down cake, complete with a final reveal – the turned cake coming effortlessly out of the pan and showing its glossy, caramelized topping. For this cake, peaches or a combination of peaches and plums create a delicious top layer. Actually, that’s the bottom layer when you’re building this in your cake pan. All part of the magic. With the steps below, you’ll learn how to make that final flip reliable, so your fruit doesn’t stick, and make the cake even more delicious with some of my favorite batter additions. While stone fruit season is still here, try this recipe to hold…
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Raspberry Peach Mocktail with Rosemary
Sunlight poured through the window just as I put the finishing raspberries in my glass. A quick storm gave way to such glow I was happy to have a drink ready for the moment. Plentiful rain has given us rejuvenating late afternoons and kept the herbs growing strong, making rosemary a natural addition to this raspberry peach mocktail. Prepare the peach puree and raspberry syrup during the next midday storm and fill your glass as it starts to slow, then kick back and watch the summer light burst. Mix this drink again when the sun is unflinchingly strong for another fill of summer goodness. Lounge about, bask in the light,…
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Strawberry Peach Galette
A galette in French, a crostata in Italian, use either name to refer to this rustic pocket of strawberries and peaches. Where tarts and pies assume the form of their pan, the galette takes shape as you pleat and fold thinly rolled dough around its filling. As it bakes in the oven, the crust will become flaky, the fruit will bubble, and some may even nestle into a buttery fold or spill over the side. Not to worry. Neither a galette nor a crostata will be ruined by a bit of bubbling strawberry juice that escapes. If you peek through the oven door, you might even catch these little eruptions.…
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