Tuesday, May 25, 2010

A new twist on fruit & the color of the moment

*Grilled Peaches

6 small-to-medium firm, ripe peaches, halved & pitted (or quartered)
1 tablespoon sugar
3/4 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup honey

a) peachy-keen: look for fragrant fruit without blemishes or soft spots. Check for an uneven blush and avoid green fruit.
b) to pit a peach, cut fruit in half along the crevice. Gently twist halves apart. Pry pit from fruit with a teaspoon.
c) sprinkle sliced peaches with sugar. Grill, uncovered, over direct heat about 8 minutes or until tender, turning once.
d) serve peaches in individual bowls, below, or on a platter with bowls of honey-whipped cream and Crisp Topping.

*GreenSpace

1 - coffee table bases are wood scraps; tops are recycled plastic by 3form, a company that recycles its discarded products (3-form.com)

2 - a clean-fuel fire; unit by Planika burns denatured ethanol. Centered on the living room, the fire is visible from indoors as well as out (workingwondersus.com)

3 - teak furniture; is durable and naturally weather-and insect-resistant. The teak used is harvested from responsibly regulated plantations (sutherlandteak.com)

4 - soft abaca rug; is handwoven of farm-grown Philippine hemp fibers, which were not dyed or processed with toxic chemicals (starkcarpet.com)

5 - wood-frame mirror; is handmade of natural driftwood without using glues or dyes or stain finishes. Mirror backing made w/recycled wood (alldriftwoodfurniture.com)

6 - fabric shades; are made of weather-resistant Perennials fabric, which contains recycle fibers (perennialsfabrics.com)

**Surprise someone with a $10 Starbucks or Gas card - NO strings attached :)

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