Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Eat a Peach


Summer is almost over but the markets are still full of lovely, fresh fruits and vegetables. Recently, we have done a couple of BBQs just for the four of us. In addition to his excellent homemade turkey or chicken burgers, my husband, the awesome chef, now also BBQs dessert: peaches, to be exact.

In his poem, The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock, T.S. Eliot wrote,

Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach?
I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.


Do you dare eat a peach? I don't think there are many reasons not to. Peaches are low-cal and full of fibre and Vitamin A, with a smidgen of calcium and iron to boot.

Hubby buys hard, unripened peaches, cuts them in half and brushes them with a whisper of olive oil so they don't stick to the grill. That's it. No sugar, nothing but peaches.

And they taste divine.

For that matter, so do pears...

2 comments:

  1. I absolutely love pears, i also love pineapple on the bbq!

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  2. Never heard of doing that to a peach-but must try now. Peaches are about the loveliest summer fruit.

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