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Monday, March 14, 2011

Peach Crumb Cake



I loved this cake!  I love peach pie, and I love peach crumble. 
Now imagine those two thrown together!  That is what this tasted like!  It was a wonderful recipe, and it was taken from Patrick & Gina Neely's cookbook, "Downhome with The Neely's."   I have used many of their recipes and have adapted them to my own liking.  This one however, needed no changing!!!  They recommend it for sleep-late brunches, and call it Sinners' Brunch Peach Crumb Cake, (for anyone who has had a little too much fun the night before)...
They recommend serving it brunch style, with hash browns, eggs, bacon, etc.  and peach Bellinis to go with it! 
I made it for desert, but ate it for breakfast with my coffee, and for an after lunch sweet as well!!! 
I will recommend plenty of cookbooks during my blog journey, and this is one cookbook I repeatedly use!   I recommend buying it, not only for this delicious cake, but for many of the other recipes, that bring the South home to your family and friends! 

Friday, March 4, 2011

Waiting on Spring!

I hate cabin fever.  Every year I always think I am going to let it pass me by, but living where there is still a foot of snow on the ground in March, is not what I was meant for!   I do everything I can to forget about the snow...
I have tried BBQing in it!  I am hiking mountains in it!  I am listening to reggae music and drinking pina coladas!  I am making lists of flowers I want to see bloom in my yard this year!  And then....
I wake up to a really cold day...The temp outside is 11 degrees and once again I'm pulling snow suits on the kids telling them that in 2 weeks, spring will be here!!!  Whats a girl to do????  So, I grab my Kindle....and I go through my archives, and I come upon an enchanting book!  A book I read years ago....a book that found me in the middle of cabin fever.....a book that made my heart flutter....a book that is magical and enchanting at the same time!!!  Oh...and did I mention...the food???  If you enjoy cooking / baking as much as I do, and you love an enchanting tale...you MUST check this book out!   Grab some apples to munch on while reading........and get ready to let it take you away!