Peach Crumble Pie!!

We celebrated a little 4th of July Barbeque a couple of days early.

My husband is an airline pilot and will be working on the 4th.

He loves a good barbeque so the day he left we made a good barbeque dinner.

On the menu:

Ribs

Mashed Potatoes

Corn on the Cob with Cilantro/Lime Butter

Pan Fried Garlic Brussel Sprouts

Garlic Bread

and

Peach Crumble Pie

I wanted to share a tip to peel peaches easily.

First Score the Peach with a big X.

Drop in boiling water for about 30 seconds, or until skin starts to pull away from peach.

Remove from water when cool enough to handle pull skin away from peach.

This way you don't waste any of the delicious peach.

The Martha Stewart Recipe is from her Everyday Food Magazine.

We made the whole recipe including the crust.

But you could definitely cut a corner and buy the Pilsbury Crust from the refrigerator section.

The crumble was the best part.

(the photo above is before it was mixed)

MMM Peaches

Top with crumble.

Here it is baked.

The main drawback.

It needs to set for an hour and a half after you bake it so plan your time accordingly.

Here is the clan enjoying the feast.

Happy 4th!

Homemade Strawberry Milk

Do you like Strawberry Milk?
I have to admit I always wanted my mom to buy the Nesquik Strawberry Milk.
She never did :(
It is full of sugar and processed... but I admit I do buy it.
I add a little amount...much littler than recommended to
give my 3 year old's milk a slight taste of strawberry.
My motto it is more important to get the calcium in than avoid a little sugar.

However, frequently we have been making a homemade version.

With fresh strawberries.



Sometimes we throw in a small container of yogurt.




Equal parts, milk and ice.







Take a little sample.

What does it need a few more strawberries?

A little more ice?

Adjust it to your taste.

And Enjoy!!

Recipe:

This is approximate:

Fill blender to about 3/4 full with strawberries. (This is also a perfect place to use up those strawberries that may be a little past their prime; they blend up well.)

A container of yogurt if you have it on hand. If not we have made it without the yogurt.

About 3/4 cup of both milk and ice.

Blend.

Other Combinations:

Banana, Peach, Mixed Berries

Leftovers? Freeze into popsicles. Or freeze in a baggie and just pop the frozen leftovers into the next batch!!

Overripe Fruit Tip!

Overripe Fruit!

In my house once the bananas look like this nobody will eat them.

So what do we do with them?

Smoothies.

Banana Bread!

But, sometimes or often times when you realize the bananas are past their prime

you don't have time to make the banana bread.

My tip?....Peel 'em, Bag'em, Freeze'em! I also freeze strawberries.

Sometimes when they begin to have some brown spots,

nobody wants to eat them fresh anymore...

into a smoothie

or

wash, cut the tops off and freeze individually on a cookie sheet.

Once frozen they pop off easily and I put them in a ziploc.

This way you can use what you want, and not have one frozen blob.)

One more idea for the bananas!

I defrost the bananas on the counter.....

they turn brown, and juicy and are quite unsightly at this point

(not pictured)

pop them right into your banana bread mixture

nobody will know the difference and the bread/muffins will taste great.

The same can be done for any berry.

Blueberries, boysenberries buy them when their cheap.

Eat what you can.

Freeze the rest!

Remember the most expensive food is the food that goes into the trash!!

Have a great weekend!