Delicious Grilled Peaches

Since we are in summer, a.k.a. peach season, I bought some lovely SC peaches and grilled them.  I’ve seen the recipe in magazines and on the Food Network, but I’d never attempted grilling any fruit besides pineapple before.  

I removed all of the silly little stickers from the peaches, washed them, and cut them in half (discarding the pits.)  Next came a light sprinkle of cinnamon.  

On a very hot grill, I placed the peach halves cut side down.  After about two minutes, I turned them over and let them grill cut side up for another two minutes.    That’s it!  They were very hot, so they cooled as we ate lunch.  

After about 30 minutes, I put two peach halves in a bowl and topped them with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream and a dusting of cinnamon.  (Not cayenne pepper, as the kids joked that I did!)  Thinking about it later, I think a teeny light sprinkle of cayenne might just be really good with the soft sweet peaches and the sweet ice cream!  I must try that next time!

NO I didn’t take any pictures. I just forgot!  Again! I’ll do better next time!

Summer Fruit Pizza

Dessert for this past weekend was Fruit Pizza that everyone, kids and adults, just loved.  I’ve seen lots of variations on websites and in magazines, and this fit the bill for an easy and “healthy-ish” summer dessert.  This is definitely going on our go-to list for favorite desserts.  Noone has to know that it’s good for them. ;-)

NO I didn’t take any pictures. I just forgot!  Again!

Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

When our local grocery store had cabbage on sale for a really great price, I got a head and put it in the fridge.  And there it sat.  Hmm, what to do with it?  The past several weeks have been busy and we’ve been trying to make easy and fast meals for the kids.  ( A lot of grilling!)  This past weekend, I decided I have GOT to do something with that cabbage.  So Stuffed Cabbage Rolls it was!  I really had no idea how everyone would take to these, but I forged ahead with it anyway.  It was a nice surprise to have everyone ask for seconds!   A low carb version is listed below the recipe.

I served these with herbed Italian bread and some buttery Brussels sprouts and sautéed pierogies.  NO I didn’t take any pictures. I just forgot! 

Tour of Fifty States: Colorado's Meal

Well, it has been a busy summer.  I had forgotten to post our latest state meal (Colorado) from weeks and weeks ago, so with apologies, it is below.  (I just found the pictures on my camera. Ooops.)

Just after school got out in early June we all went on our big family trip to New York and New Jersey to see Bill’s family (2024 miles round trip over 6 days.)  We also visited Washington, D.C.!  That was a first for me – and all of the kids.  I think they liked the Air and Space Museum the best.  

After we returned from NY, the following week I drove up to Tennessee and picked up my oldest daughter Kirstin and we drove just outside of Cincinnatti, OH to visit Kings Island for the day.  (Nice theme park, but we agree we like Dollywood better.)

Then the following week, I went with Matthew and his Boy Scout troop to camp for a week in Saluda, NC.  Now he’s in Florida with his dad, and we have the other 3 with us for some summer visitation.  We’ll all be back together again in mid-August!  Until, then, we are holding off on doing our state meals but I have a few more recipes to share.  

Menu:  Denver Omelets (for breakfast), Denver Chili Colorado, and Colorado Cowboy Cookies

Outcome:  This was our first state where we included breakfast…but we couldn’t do Colorado without making Denver Omelets!  Everyone really enjoyed the chili and Bill says it’s how we should make chili from now on!  No more ground beef…the beef cubes really made the chili so tasty to us.  Of course all cookies are good, but these Cowboy Cookies were great! 

Next up:  I chose Tennessee!  It will be August before we have it, but that’s okay.  We are looking forward to some Memphis-style ribs.