Tag Archives: peaches

Fresh Peach Tart

Posted on 06/29/2012 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

This dessert is a bit like a buttery tart meeting a fruity cobbler and having a really tasty offspring. We stirred in a few fresh peach slices at the end, don’t do that. It just makes the whole thing lumpy … Continue reading →

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Peaches and cream pancakes

Posted on 01/07/2012 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

Sometimes you want a taste of summer in the dead of winter. We used a batch of peach amaretto jam to liven up these pancakes. If you’re using regular peach jam, consider adding 1/4 teaspoon almond extract. The pancake molds … Continue reading →

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Deep dish peach cobblers for two

Posted on 08/22/2011 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

By Katherine When I moved into a dorm with a kitchen in college, one of the first things I tried to make was the soft, warm, doughy drop biscuits my parents just whipped right up almost every night for dinner. … Continue reading →

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Cherry and peach bruschetta on brie crostini with port reduction sauce

Posted on 08/19/2011 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

One may be tempted to skip the port reduction sauce. Trust me when I say that would be a mistake. It ties the recipe together and really takes it to another level. For the crostini 1 baguette (one of the … Continue reading →

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The accidentally upside down peach cake

Posted on 08/03/2011 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

By Katherine A coworker brought in a bushel of peaches recently and something odd happened. They sat in our office all day. A store-bought cake would’ve been gone in 10 minutes. Day-old cupcakes, there would’ve been a line. So I … Continue reading →

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Peach margaritas

Posted on 07/28/2011 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

Baby, it’s hot outside. Peach margaritas 4 peaches, skinned and pitted 3/4 cup fresh orange juice 1 ounce peach schnapps 1 cup tequila juice from half a lime ice Place ingredients in blender with several handfuls of ice. Blend until … Continue reading →

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Grilled peaches with sweet vermouth

Posted on 07/20/2011 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

Ah, sweet vermouth it always makes me think of Rome, the way the sun hits the buildings in the afternoon … oh wait did Bill Murray already say that? Grilled Peaches 4 peaches 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup sweet vermouth … Continue reading →

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Bastardizing the Bellini

Posted on 06/30/2011 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

By Katherine We really are the worst tourists. On our honeymoon in Venice, we decided to pop by the famed Harry’s Bar, birthplace of the bellini. We took a look at the menu, decided the bellinis were overpriced and walked … Continue reading →

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Peachy keen pancakes

Posted on 06/18/2011 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

More from my lovely wife…. Growing up we’d make pilgrimages to the South each summer. Six squirming kids packed in a ’78 Impala wagon, fighting over who had to sit in the middle of the middle seat or worse, sandwiched … Continue reading →

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