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Individual Peach Ginger Hand Pies You Can Pack for Lunch

We're not even sure we'd risk sending this to school in our child's lunch bag, lest it get traded for an Oreo. These sweet, summery, little handheld pies we'd keep for ourselves... ...

Weekend Meditation: Joie de Vivre

Joie de vivre is a french term that literally translates as 'the joy of living.' Not the joy of life, but the joy of living: the active, energetic, enthusiastic engagement in the business of being al...

Fresh Peach Frozen Yogurt with Only Four Ingredients

Frozen yogurt is not ice cream, and it's not even a substitute, no matter what TCBY says. It's another animal entirely, and when we stop comparing it to its richer cousin, we enjoy it oh so much more....

Seasonal Pairing: Peaches and Tomatoes

Peaches and tomatoes – it wouldn't be summer without them, but up until recently, we'd never eaten them at the same time. Hurrah for new taste discoveries! The golden sweetness of ripe peaches a...

Food-Lover's Guide to Portland, Oregon
The best markets, artisans, and shops for cooks

City: Portland, Oregon Population: 550,000 Local specialties: Salmon, Cherries, Peaches, Wine Portland! It's such a rich city for food-lovers. Here are a few of our picks from Portland's best shops ...

Classic Breakfast: Cottage Cheese with Peaches

We, along with many other kids, we're sure, used to eat a lot of canned pears with cottage cheese on top. It was one of those dishes you saw in cafeteria lines, which demeans its genius, really—swee...

Farmers' Market Report: Peaches, Plums, & 8-Ball Zucchini
New York

What did we find at the farmers' market this morning? Everything we love about summer: juicy tomatoes and peaches, bright yellow squash, a perfect plum for jam, and some funny-looking zucchini......

Recipe: Roasted Peaches with Dessert Wine

We love how simple dessert can be in the summertime. Sometimes it's as easy as a plate of fruit. Fruit is naturally sweet and light on the appetite after a full evening meal. But sometimes we want to ...

Quick Tip: How to Get a Stubborn Pit Out of Stone Fruit

Ideally, cutting open a peach or nectarine is a simple matter of cutting the fruit in half from top to bottom, twisting, and then popping out the pit. But sometimes it doesn't work out quite so nicely...

Recipe: Peach and Thyme Polenta Tart

Here's a weekend recipe to savor on a long late summer afternoon, loaded with the flavors of this brief season halfway between summer and fall. Tangy peaches in a delicate custard infused with thyme a...

Summer-to-Fall Breakfast: Oatmeal with Peaches

We're not sure how we feel about the pepper on top of this dish (what do you think?), but we were drawn to this image because it represents the changing of the seasons: Fresh, late summer peaches over...

Recipe: Marsala Simmered Peaches with Ice Cream

It's August, you're thinking about making a lot of ice cream. Maybe you're even entering our contest. Ice cream is certainly on the brain. On those night when you want that home-made feeling and all...

Quick Tip: What To Do with Unripe Fruit

Though the fruits are starting to roll in at nation-wide farmer's markets, it's still early enough in many places that an unripe peach or too-tart apple might make its way into the mix. If you find y...

Good Question: Quick and Easy Salad With Ripe Peaches?

Laure from AT: Los Angeles wrote to us yesterday with an excellent question about fresh peaches. She writes: I have some incredible perfectly ripe peaches that I desperately want work into a green s...

LA Farmers' Market Report: Peaches and Goat Cheese

Our favorite meal of the week is also the simplest one. Every Sunday, we make post-farmers' market sandwiches using ingredients from our trip to the Hollywood Farmers' Market. The components change fr...

Recipe: Grilled Peaches with Bourbon Vanilla Whipped Cream

Have all of you apartment dwellers been waiting for a new Grilling Month recipe that can be made indoors, on a grill pan? You have? Well, here you go. We made these peaches on a charcoal grill at a fr...

LA Farmers' Market Report: Stone Fruit

It's unmistakable — stone fruit season is in full swing at the Hollywood Farmers' Market! Different varieties of peaches, plums, nectarines, apricots, and cherries started to appear several week...

Seasonal Spotlight: Peaches

What signals the arrival of summer more than a fresh, juicy peach? For some people, summer starts after Memorial Day or when school gets out. For me personally, summer starts when peaches start show...

Northern California Farmer's Market Report: Downtown Napa

Last week while visiting COPIA, we found ourselves next door to the Downtown Napa Farmer's Market. Here's what we saw in season there ......

Recipe: Peach and Spice Tea Muffins

There's nothing like a hot, steaming muffin and a cup of tea to get us out of bed in the morning. Muffins are portable and endlessly flexible; nearly any quick bread or cupcake recipe can be made in...