All About Fruit

With Jackson now being a connoisseur of all things finger food fruit is now a major staple of all of our diets. It's true what they say, you (the parent) end up eating a lot of your meals off your little one's plate . . . I'm in BIG trouble when it comes chicken nugget/PB & J time . . . which means I've found a new love for fruit. Always been a veggie lover, but fruit I could take it or leave it. Now fruit actually is a go-to snack food (mom would be so proud).

So in honor of fruit & my professional little eater I thought I'd share a few yummy recipes with you that I love, found on kitchn.com. . . if you're not already familiar with this site, get familiar & it will keep you eating well for many seasons to come.

First off peaches . . . because who (including Jackson) doesn't love a good peach?

Peach & Cornmeal Upsidedown Cake

Roasted Peaches with Dessert Wine

Next stop, the blueberry fields.

Honeyed blueberry frozen yogurt . . . the perfect after dinner treat on hot nights.

Mini blueberry lemon muffins . . . because everything is better with a little lemon.


Lastly, I have to finish up with some cucumber cocktail recipes, no cucumber are not fruit, but they are summery and I'm sort of obsessed with them - not in a single white female sorta way, but in a pregnant lady needs her ice cream sorta way, and I LOVE them in cocktails. During our recent trip to Sanoma I had the "Thomas Keller of Cocktails", Scott Beattie, make me a Cucumber Basil Gimlet and I have to say it was some of the best sippin' of my life. Cucumbers are so clean, refreshing, and honestly look so pretty in a glass, it's no wonder that they're a new staple on master mixologists' menus. Here's some visual inspiration.

My Cucumber Basil Gimlet at the Spoonbar - yum.

Cucumber-Rosemary Gin & Tonic's . . . how pretty are these? Check them out on today's  main kitchn posting.

Feel free to stop reading  now and hightail it to your local farmer's market, your tummy will thank you.