A grown - up take on a root beer float, this dessert is elegant yet playful, and a great way to take advantage
of stone fruit season.
It's a messy process, but I don't mind juice - stained hands because it is one of the
joys of a stone fruit - filled summer.
Any
sort of stone fruit would work, all berries would be good, and as apples and pears come into season they would be right at home too.
You can use an apple, a pear, some berries, a couple
pieces of stone fruit — whatever you have in the back of your fridge.
Each unique tree grows over forty different
types of stone fruit including peaches, plums, apricots, nectarines, cherries, and almonds.
Native to China and one of the more famous members
of the stone fruit family, peaches are a great source of vitamin C, fiber and potassium.
Last month on Valentine's Day, I received a surprise tray
of stone fruit from Beautiful Country Beautiful Fruit — I felt the love.
While you can enjoy this Peach Praline Ice Cream on its own, it definitely tastes best when perched on
top of Stone Fruit Crisp.
While you can enjoy this Peach Praline Ice Cream on its own, it definitely tastes best when perched on top
of Stone Fruit Crisp.
Featuring marine notes, as well as
notes of stone fruit, rose and moss, it will also fill your home with a delightful and inviting fragrance.
HEALTH BENEFITS OF CHERRIES The cherry is the smallest
member of the stone fruit family, which includes plums, apricots, nectarines, and peaches.
The sweet juicy
goodness of this stone fruit is at a peak in the summer season — so I've celebrating with lots and lots of nectarine recipes.
Recipe by Bi-Rite Market Servings: 4 This farro salad recipe makes wonderful
use of stone fruits such as nectarines, peaches or plums.
I added a bit of almond extract to the crust because I love the
combination of stone fruit and almonds, but the original recipe did not have that so feel free to leave it out.
On the palate this crowd pleaser is light and crisp with refreshing
flavors of stone fruits, citrus and minerality.
One of the most popular flavors used in baking, bitter almond oil is
made of stone fruit from California, South Carolina and Georgia.
Apricots and almonds have an affinity for each other, as you'll discover in this
marriage of the stone fruit and a cool semifreddo dotted with crushed almond praline.
Mid-summer sun is finally warm enough to give blush and sweetness to all
kinds of stone fruit, and peach harvest — the most luscious and anxiously awaited of the bunch — is finally sweeping across the Northern hemisphere.
The baked nut crumble keeps well in a sealed container in the pantry so if you have any left over it's also really delicious with yoghurt or sprinkled over any other
type of stone fruit.
I had
lots of stone fruits and berries on hand, as well as a couple of young coconuts that were awaiting their turn.
Peaches, plums and nectarines: Halve and pit
any of these stone fruits.
Their food of choice at the moment is
all of the stone fruits that are in season; my daughter loves the peaches and nectarines, and my son prefers the plums.
Spring and summer gatherings, however, are more apt to feature cold salads, shrimp and chicken skewers, and lots
of stone fruit, berries, and watermelon.
This one single tree can grow many different types
of stone fruits — like peaches, plums, apricots, nectarines, cherries and even almonds.