August is National Peach Month. If you crave summer peach goodness, here are peachy-keen
recipes and nectarine desserts to celebrate! These peach recipes are light, healthy and deliciously,
decadently diet! These recipes take you from beverage to appetizer to dessert!
Sip fresh peach tea. Make sun tea adding tea bags to hot water in glass jug and placing in the sun.
Toward the end of the brew, add slices of fresh peaches and steep a little longer. Freeze peaches
slices in soda pop and add to clear pop.
Craving something a little zestier in a salsa? Try Piquant Peach Salsa Picante on your tacos and
nachos. Chop fresh tomatoes, peaches, sweet Vidalia onions, green scallions, celery and colored
peppers (green, red, orange and yellow). Add cilantro leaves. Blend and add garlic, lime juice, sea
salt and cumin. Ramp up the heat with fresh chopped jalapenos (but wear gloves!). Refrigerate and
serve on chips and cheese.
For the grill, make Sweet and Sour Peach Kebabs. On skewers, alternate chunks of chicken (lamb or
pork work well too), peaches, green peppers, cherry tomatoes, summer squash, sweet onions and
mushrooms. Marinate with dressing made of: lemon juice, lime juice, apple cider vinegar, olive oil,
cracked pepper, garlic, celery seed and sea salt.
Do you adore peach pie? Want a slice of Peachy-Dream Pie? Make it by filling a pre-made pie crust
(hey, it's August, too hot to fuss with homemade pie crust) with fresh sliced peaches or nectarines.
Cook together on stove: corn starch, brown sugar (or Splenda brown sugar), one stick yogurt or light
butter, lemon juice, orange and lemon zest, allspice, cardamom and coriander. Pour over peaches
and bake till crust is golden brown.
Or how about Citrus Peachy-Cream Pie? Blend nonfat Greek yogurt, honey, whipped topping, vanilla
ice cream or pudding, grapefruit juice, coriander and sliced peaches (reserve one cup). Fill a graham
cracker crust pie. Slice an orange or grapefruit is wedges. Alternate with reserved peach slices on
top of pie in circular sunflower pattern. Place a maraschino cherry or lemon slice in the center. If
you're doing gluten-free, skip the crust and layer fruit and cream in parfait glasses
