grilled peach splits!

My favorite summer treat. Grilled peach splits. Peach halves brushed with maple syrup and cinnamon, grilled, and then topped with vanilla ice cream, homemade salted caramel sauce and pecan cookie crumbles, and finished off with some whipped cream. So yummy.

Farm Week: State Farmers Market

A trip to the State Farmers Market seemed perfect for farm week. We love having this awesome farmers market so close to our house. It's open every day of the year! It's fun to stop by and see what's available. On this visit there were lots of gorgeous tomatoes, peppers, squash, watermelon, and peaches, just to name a few. 

I made this summer vegetable gratin for dinner (recipe from Cook's Illustrated) and it was SO good. The kids weren't too excited about it but gave it a try. 

And for dessert...grilled peach splits. (Recipe from Smitten Kitchen.) Oh my delicious. I could eat these every day in the summer. Plain old grilled peaches are pretty delicious on their own, but add some salted caramel sauce, ice cream, whipped cream, and cookie crumbles and you have a killer dessert. Forget banana splits. Peach splits are where it's at.

And a few more farm fresh delights from farm week...