Baked Lemon-Pepper Tilapia

A delicious and healthy recipe that takes no time to make. It is a total time saver as the whole meal is done in 20 minutes. The fish is light and simple but full of flavor. My husband and kids totally love this dish. I use tilapia but you can use any white fish of your choice. 

BAKED LEMON-PEPPER TILAPIA

Prep and Total Time: 20 minutes

Yield: 6 servings

INGREDIENTS:

6 tilapia fillets (6 ounces each)

2 tablespoons butter

2 teaspoons grated lemon peel

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon garlic salt

1 teaspoon paprika

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

1/4 cup minced fresh parsley

Peach Cream Cheese Cake

I still have a few leftover peaches from our peach farm visit and while I love baking peach pie and peach cobbler, I looked for a different peach recipe. I found this recipe online and I got so excited because I have all the necessary ingredients to make it. 

What a pretty cake! Not only does it look good from the outside but it is delicious inside. A piece of this cake is perfect with a cup of hot coffee in the morning and/or tea in the afternoon.

PEACH CREAM CHEESE CAKE

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Yield: 1 cake (using 9x3-inch springform pan)

INGREDIENTS:

Streusel topping:

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup flour

3 tablespoons butter, cold and cubed

Cream cheese filling:

8 oz cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 egg

Cake:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 stick butter, softened

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 cup Greek yogurt

2 peaches, sliced into wedges

half of one peach, for decorating

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Line the bottom of a 9x3-inch springform pan with parchment paper. Grease the sides of the pan with butter or cooking spray.

To make streusel topping:

2. Combine the sugar, flour, and butter (chilled and cubed) in a medium bowl. Mix with hands or fork, or a pastry blender until crumbly. Set in the refrigerator until ready to use. 

To make cream cheese filling:

3. In a medium bowl, using electrical mixer, beat softened cream cheese and granulated sugar until smooth for about 30 seconds. Add vanilla extract and an egg, and beat for about a minute more until combined and very smooth. Set aside.

Make a cake:

4.  Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, together into a medium bowl.

5. In a separate bowl, beat butter, sugar, and 2 eggs until very light in color and fluffy, 2-3 minutes on high speed. Add vanilla and Greek yogurt and continue beating until very creamy and light in color, for about 1 more minute.

6. Keeping the mixer speed low, mix in the flour mix until combined. Do not overmix.

7. Transfer the cake batter to the springform pan. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly on top. Top with sliced peaches. Sprinkle the streusel mixture over the fruit.

Paula Deen's Peach Cobbler

  This peach cobbler recipe from Paula Deen is absolutely delicious! I love how quick and easy it is to make. My family loves it and we like serving it with vanilla ice cream on top.
If you want an easy and quick cobbler desert that tastes amazing, try this recipe. I'm pretty sure you're also going to like it! 

PAULA DEEN'S PEACH COBBLER

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/2 cups self-rising flour

1 stick butter

1/2 cup water

2 cups sugar, divided

4 cups peaches, peeled and sliced

1 1/2 cups milk

ground cinnamon, optional

PREPARATION:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. Combine the peaches, 1 cup sugar, and water in a saucepan and mix well. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat.

Peach Pie

Peach pie is my family's new favorite. This homemade goodness is everything you want a peach pie to be. A deliciously simple recipe that is easy to make and it is flavorful! Every time I make one, it is always gobbled up in no time. We like it even more with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. Yummy!

 PEACH PIE

INGREDIENTS:

2 disks of Basic Pie Dough

3/4 to 1 cup of sugar (depending on the sweetness of the peaches)

4 tablespoons of flour

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon or nutmeg

dash of salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

6 cups fresh peaches (peeled and sliced)

2 tablespoons of butter (cubed)

egg wash (made with 1 yolk and 2 tablespoons water)

sanding sugar*

DIRECTIONS:

1. Lightly flour a large piece of waxed or parchment paper. Place a disk of dough in the center. Rolling from center outward, form into a 12-inch circle. Transfer dough to the pie dish.

2. Preheat oven to 400°F.

3. Combine sugar, flour, spice, and salt. Add the sliced peaches, mix lightly. Add the peaches to the pie shell. Dot with butter.

Peach Picking

 "What is paradise, but a garden, an orchard of trees and herbs, full of pleasure and nothing there but pure delights." 

~William Lawson

We are very fortunate to have locally grown Florida blueberries, strawberries, blackberries and peaches so close to our place. Last week (Friday) we had the pleasure of visiting a peach farm in our neighboring town for the very first time, Graham's U-Pick Peaches Farm. The trees are loaded with fruits (and they're huge!) and have good heights so that even kids can pick them without any difficulties.