I’m happy tonight, and I’m going to celebrate by giving you caramelized peaches.
Not really. You can’t eat the picture, and I didn’t even eat these tonight, though I’m now feeling the urge to go make more.
But, I am in a good mood, because I did a little redesign. Er… more like a facelift? The changes are mostly in the backend, but I did make it prettier, and it feels like a major achievement. Since I make websites for a living, by the hour, you’d think I could sit down and hammer out some improvements to my little blog, right? But no, it’s not nearly that easy when it’s my own personal project, so this update has been a while in coming, and I’m proud to have gotten it done. What do you think?
I think the only thing more exciting than a shiny new look for my website is a bowl full of fresh, juicy caramelized peaches.
I made these the other night, and they were so easy and delicious that I can’t stop thinking about them. I’m tempted to go make more right now, even though it’s almost bedtime. We ate them with vanilla ice cream. They’d be wonderful poured over waffles. Or mixed up with yogurt. Or just eaten straight. I’m sure you can come up with some other good things to do with them, too.
Here’s what you do: peel and slice up a few peaches. (You’ll want at least one peach per person, possibly two or three.) In a large frying pan, melt about a tablespoon of butter over low heat, add a good spoonfull of brown sugar, maybe a dash of cinnamon, cloves, or cardamom. Mix it up and add the peaches. Then, just saute them over medium heat until the peaches start to brown and the butter forms a thick, caramel sauce. Stir occasionally, so they don’t burn – they should brown but stop short of blackening.
And that’s all there is to it. Happy eating!