i really love your peaches, wanna shake your trees.

my mama has been talking about grilling peaches for days and days. every time she brought it up i would start to drool. so, today i braved the heat (and just missed a downpour) to grab the few ingredients i would need.

i also wanted something to top these with. something light, because in this heat anything too heavy is just too much. i decided to try a strawberry syrup. while i had imagined it being thick, like bottled maple syrup, mine came out sans any viscosity. yet the flavor was spot on, and i actually enjoyed the lighter syrup.

Grilled Peaches

• peaches
• cinnamon (optional)
• nutmeg (optional)
• brown sugar (optional)

1. peel, pit, and slice your peaches. i peeled mine, but leaving the skin is just peachy keen. i would recommend slices on the thicker side. if they are too thin they will cook really fast and turn to mush.
2. if you choose to top your slices you can use any of the above mentioned or whatever pleases you. i just used brown sugar, which remember will start to caramelize and can make a heck of mess on a grill (foil could help here).
3. place on grill, i highly recommend the use of foil here for easy clean up. grill on each side until grill marks on visible. only a few mintues on each side. today since firing up my little outdoor grill was too daunting in this heat i used my george foreman.

Strawberry Syrup

• one carton strawberries
• 2 cups water
• 1 1/8 cup sugar
• zest of half a lime
• juice of whole lime

1. slice strawberries and toss in a pot. add 3/4 cup water. bring to a boil then lower to simmer. let simmer for 15 minutes. i used a potato masher to smash my strawberries a few times throughout the simmering. they should break down till it just a pulp. you can strain the pulp out or leave it in your syrup.
2. remove strawberries from heat, and in pot combine rest of water (1 1/4 cup), sugar, lime zest, and juice. bring to boil. left this boil for about 10 minutes. if you have a thermometer it should be around 220 degrees. but really just let it boil until sugar and water start to thicken.
3. combine sugar water mix with strawberry blend and bring to boil again for about a minute.
4. remove from heat and let cool.

plate your peaches, and top with syrup! my syrup was still warm when i plated this and with the warm peaches it was pretty great. a chilled syrup might be better in the hot sun at a grill out. also, you can replace the strawberries without fruit sounds good; raspberries, blueberries, anything! so, thanks mom! i did it, and it was delicious!!!