Peaches Peaches Peaches

Our peach trees really produces this summer and I have been busy canning peaches, freezing peaches and making cobblers and pies!  I have found the perfect sauce to pour over your peaches for fresh peach pie.

2 cups oranges juice
1 cup sugar
1/2 pkg of peach jello
3 T.  corn starch

Boil these ingredients until thick and bubbly. Let cool and pour over fresh peaches in a pre-baked pie shell.  I like to eat it while the sauce is still warm but if you refrigerate the pie for awhile it will set up nicely.  Whipped cream is yummy on top.

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

Ingredients

• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
• 1/3 cup tahini (Tahini is a paste made from sesame seeds and can be found in many grocery stores)
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 cup roasted red peppers
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil

Directions

1. In an electric food processor, combine garlic, garbanzo beans, tahini, and lemon juice. Process until the mixture is smooth. Add roasted peppers and basil; process until the peppers are finely chopped. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer hummus to small bowl, cover and chill until you are ready to serve.

Make Your Own Fruit Roll Ups

http://www.ourbestbites.com/2011/09/how-to-make-homemade-fruit-roll-ups/

Guac Dip - Thanks Mary

Depending on how much you want to make depends on what you need. For the batch I made on Friday it took 6-8 avocados, 1 large cottage cheese, and 1 large sour cream. Jalapenos, green chili, salt, pepper, and garlic salt.

Smash your avocados really well or not depending on how you want it.

Pour in all the cottage cheese and sour cream and mix it up really well.

Take some canned jalapenos or fresh that are diced really well and mix in along with a can of diced green chili. I like mine hot when I make it at home and add three fresh jalapenos with the seeds and it is great but it all depends on how hot you like it.

Add salt, pepper and garlic salt to taste.

I can't give you an exact measurement amounts because I am Mexican and I never measure anything. Growing up my mom would never measure a thing while cooking. Our measurements are like this: open your hand pour the salt, you have open palm, medium open palm and closed palm. Those are my Mexican measurements from my family to yours. lol

Hope you all enjoy!!!

Mary

Mini Pink Lemonade Donuts - ksl.com

Mini Pink Lemonade Donuts - ksl.com

Mini Pink Lemonade Donuts - Fresh Strawberry Icing:

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 4 cups confectioners sugar
• 1/3 cup fresh strawberry puree
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 2-3 drops pink or red food coloring

Method:

Using an electric mixer, beat butter until smooth. Add 2 cups sugar and strawberry puree and blend until smooth. Add remaining sugar and repeat. When light and fluffy, add vanilla. For a thinner glaze add a little bit of water to achieve desired results. Set aside until ready to use.

Makes about 3 cups

Lemon Syrup:

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 2 tbsp granulated sugar

Method:

In a small bowl, stir lemon juice and sugar together to dissolve.

Pink Lemonade Donut Batter:

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• Zest from 1 lemon

Method:

In a medium sized bowl, whisk together dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, whisk together, egg, butter, milk, sour cream, lemon juice and vanilla. Add milk mixture to the dry ingredients. Stir until smooth. Stir in lemon zest.

Fill each cooking reservoir with about 2 tablespoons batter.

Follow manufactures instructions, or bake until lightly brown.

Place donuts on a cooling rack.

With a toothpick or cake tester, poke a few small holes in each donut.

Brush with lemon glaze, and frost with Strawberry icing while still warm.

Makes about 3 dozen mini donuts

Great Gift Using Wordle

http://brassyapple.blogspot.com/2010/05/in-so-many-wordsgift-idea.html

Made this today and it was delicious with our "Cafe Rio" type salads. Yum!

Pico De Gallo

6-8 large tomatoes (I used roma)
1 green bell pepper
1 large red onion
1 large cucumber
2-3 jalapenos
1 bunch cilantro (I used fresh from my sun room:)
1/4-1/2 cup lime juice
salt to taste

This makes a very large batch.