Posted in fruit desserts, Kansas on Aug 4th, 2009
“Ginger Peach Pan-what?” Josie was howling. “You’re doing something called Ginger Peach Pandowdy?” Why yes. Yes I am. And then my daughter fell off the chair laughing. And then from the floor, faux-hillbilly. “Paaaan-dowdy!” Very funny. Yes, it’s called Pandowdy, and yes, Ginger Peach sounds like she’s waiting tables at Dollywood, and yes, it’s the [...]
Posted in recipes on Jul 25th, 2008
The most amazing thing has happened, but here’s what did not happen: I did not suddenly start liking raw onions, sympathizing with rodents or watching the Three Stooges. No, all my other crazies are intact. The most amazing thing? I found another way to enjoy eating peaches. As previously noted in our little chat about [...]
Posted in chef days, fruit desserts, pie, tarts, cobblers & crisps, recipes, summer on Jul 5th, 2008
I always enjoyed the sight of peaches piled in bowls and paintings. But I never liked to eat them. I thought there was something wrong with me. Everyone else was in love with peaches. It’s possible I never got over the watery fruit cocktail in the school cafeteria.
Posted in pie, tarts, cobblers & crisps, summer on Feb 27th, 2008
Please come back, summer. I didn’t really mean all those things I said about winter. It’s not prettier than you. You look really good in white, and white is just making winter look fat. Honestly. You’re definitely the prettiest, summer! You’re not all bleak and old and miserably dried up, like that winter. So…do you [...]
