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Get a huge platter, and build up a "nest" with tin foil so that when you set a watermelon down on it, the melon doesn't roll.
Get a watermelon, and set it down into the "nest."
Slice the watermelon from one end to the other, slicing maybe 1/3 of the top completely off of it.
Hollow it out with a melon baller (or even a teaspoon, a miniature ice cream scoop, or you can just cut big huge chunks of meat out and cut them into smaller bite-sized chunks).
Now - cut along the open edge of the melon rind, a zig-zag pattern to make it pretty.
Now - toss around 1/3 of those chunked/scooped melon pieces back into the hollowed-out watermelon. Add some chunks of cantaloupe. Add a pint of blueberries, and a quart of sliced strawberries.
Get some REAL whipped cream - canned is fine, and put it (or squirt it) into a big bowl next to the watermelon.
Put some dessert cups next to the melon, with some plastic forks
There ya go. Decorative fruit salad with whipped cream.
I'll just vote yes for banana using with Chessman cookies, not vanilla wafers. I think vanilla wafers are too sweet and don't stand up. Paula Deens recipe is great.
Also, yes to pecan pie. Blissfully easy to make.
The other suggestion I have is Angel cake with lemon curd filling, but that is more work.
Making this one tomorrow for Sunday night dinner. I trust serious eats recipes. And I'm leaving out the cinnamon (not one of my favorites) and the almond extract (I'm not paying five bucks for a bottle that I'm unlikley to ever use again for an optional 2 drop addition).
I haven't tried it, but I believe you can blanch the peaches in boiling water, and the skin will peel off.
Martha Stewart says, score the peach with an x on the bottom. Drop 2-3 at a time into boiling water for 2-3 minutes. Remove and plunge into ice bath to stop cooking. Peel.
Making this one tomorrow for Sunday night dinner. I trust serious eats recipes. And I'm leaving out the cinnamon (not one of my favorites) and the almond extract (I'm not paying five bucks for a bottle that I'm unlikley to ever use again for an optional 2 drop addition).
Now, can anybody tell me how to easily peel all those peaches?
Since you aren't a real fan of baking, why not just use canned peaches this one time. See if you can find a couple of those really large sized cans of peaches. Any extra can be frozen for smoothies, sorbets, etc.
Since you aren't a real fan of baking, why not just use canned peaches this one time. See if you can find a couple of those really large sized cans of peaches. Any extra can be frozen for smoothies, sorbets, etc.
I'd even go with frozen peaches over canned.
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