Sunday, August 31, 2014

millions of peaches

 
As you all know, I am more obsessed with going to market than I am going shoe shopping! No offense Jimmy Choo! Central Market in York Pa has really made a comeback in the past 5 years! The rustic historical building houses farm fresh fruits and veg, local meats, cheeses, the most picture perfect too pretty to eat (oops) croissants, quiche, blueberry bursting muffins, the hissing of espresso machines, and...
SO when I go to market, yep, you guessed it Copper Crust is my first stop(thecoppercrust.com).  The French style bakery is cozy, homey, and the perfect spot to start the day. The café is overflowing with drippy gooey sticky buns, herb speckled buttermilk scones, mini desserts(one of each please), flakey croissants...needless to say my senses are in overdrive even before my first sip of java!
Once I have my coffee in hand I am ready to shop till I drop! So naturally I do a little walk through to take in the aesthetically arranged colors of the rainbow and as I stroll through I shimmy my way in here and there to smell and squeeze my ingredients to cater to my brewing creative mind.  A QUICK NOTE on the squeezing and sniffing...I am one of those and it just dawned on me that everyone else is probably putting the peaches under their noses too and touching all of the tomatoes to perfect their tomato mozz salad...my point is WASH YOUR PRODUCE! You never know where other peoples hands have been!! Just sayin:)
I know I know get to juicy stuff already! Juicy is right! Juicy peaches have been making appearances in several of my summer dishes.  Mozzarella peach salad is my all time fave so I thought why not turn this into a Panini! I am pretty damn good with the no carb thing during the week so when Friday night rolls around I'm ready to sink my teeth into something other than kale and grilled veggies (I love you kale but I gotta live a little).
 
I know right!?!?!
 
HEAVEN ON EARTH
So here goes it:
Sliced white peaches
Homemade mozzarella (or whatever works for you)
Sliced prosciutto ( 2 slices per sammy)
Ciabatta rolls
arugula
Good balsamic
EVOO
S&P
 
Layer this baby however you want! I did mozz, prosciutto, peaches, mozz, arugula, sprinkle of S&P
Once I closed the sammy I drizzled it with evoo to help create a nice crispy outside! I LOVE crunch!! Panini maker here we come! If you do not have a panini maker grill pans work wonders too! Just place a foil covered pan on top of the sandwiches and load it up with cans of soup to create the weight in order to press the yummy ingredients together! A foil covered brick works too (I mean doesn't everyone have one in their kitchen cabinets) Once the cheese begins to ooze you are in business! For a last special touch open each little present and drizzle some aged balsamic!
I'm big on the diagonal cut (thanks mom for always making the best pb&j)
BITE INTO THIS and message me...although you might be speechless
 
 
 
  This salad is quite fab too! Slices of summer melon, white peaches, poached chicken and a citrus vinaigrette! Easy peasy and PHENOM!
 
So now that I gave you the JUICE go create your own food gossip!
xo,
EmME
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