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Refreshing Fruit Salad

Servings: 10-12

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Chill Time: 1 hour

What You Need:

  • 1 pint of strawberries
  • 1- 14 oz. can of unsweetened pineapple chunks
  • 2 large, ripe nectarines
  • 2 large, ripe peaches
  • 1 pint of blueberries
  • 3 ripe kiwi fruit**

What You Do:

  1. Cut strawberries in quarters.
  2. Drain pineapple chunks.
  3. Cut nectarines and peaches into small pieces.
  4. Slice kiwi fruit.
  5. Mix all ingredients in a large bowl and cover and chill for one hour before serving.

** Fruits may be varied according to personal preferences. Grapes, melon(s), and bananas can easily be substituted.


Servings: 4

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10-15 minutes

What You Need:

  • 1/4 cup sweet white wine or orange juice
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 4 medium pears: peeled, cored, and sliced
  • 4 scoops vanilla ice cream
  • walnuts (optional)

What You Do:

  1. Bring wine/juice, sugar, vanilla, and water to a boil in a skillet.
  2. Add pear slices.
  3. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 10-15 minutes.
  4. Serve in dessert dishes. Top with vanilla ice cream and walnuts (optional.)
  5. Pour juice from skillet over pears.

Summer Peach Pie

Servings: 8

Prep Time: 45 minutes

Bake Time: 45 minutes

Cool Time: 2 hours

What You Need:

  • Two-crust pie pastry
  • 1 Tbsp butter or stick margarine
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 2/3 cup of sugar
  • 1/3 cup of flour
  • 1/4 tsp of ground cinnamon
  • 6 cups of sliced peaches (6 – 8 medium peaches)

What You Do:

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Mix together flour, sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl. Add sliced peaches and lemon juice. Blend well.
  3. Pour contents into pastry-lined pie plate and add cut-up pieces of margarine to tops of peaches.
  4. Cover pie with top pie pastry and vent with slits. Seal and flute edges.
  5. Cover pie edges with 2-3 inches of aluminum foil to avoid burning. Bake pie for 45 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
  6. Let cool for at least 2 hours.
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