What's Cookin' Wednesday

Well, it's Thursday and a day late for What's Cookin' Wednesday but here we are anyway! Last weekend, we went to the great natural farm we stumbled upon earlier this summer in Plano, IL. We really look forward to our weekly treks to Audi's Acres. If you are in the area, stop by and check out the assortment of natural veggies available. In the meantime visit their website at Audi's Acres. Ed is super friendly and knows his tomatoes. This week we purchased a Morgage Lifter heirloom tomatoe as well as a Polish Lingusia heirloom tomatoe. We'll see what next week brings!

This week we have plans to grill some beautiful Michigan peaches. After they are grilled they will be sprinkled with Strawberry Balsamic Vinegar. This will be a first so we will let you know how they turn out!

The local farm stand has some perfect looking pickling cucumbers. We will be making Ma's Pickles this weekend. These are freezer pickles Larry's grandmother use to make. We haven't made them in a very long time so now is a perfect time to dust off the recipe.

Please leave a comment on what's cookin' at your house this week!

Doughnut Peaches

Doughnut peaches are an odd looking, sort of flat peach that is nothing like the traditional peach you might think of when you go to the market.  I was introduced to them on Wednesday at the Palos Heights, IL farmers market.  They are outstanding!

The ones I tried were grown in Michigan.  They are apparently a mid to late summer harvest in the area and are sooooo sweet and delicious.  They have a white flesh and are fairly low in acid.  If you have not had the opportunity to try one, keep an eye out for them and give them a try.  You should not be disappointed.