2 prints and 3 sweet recipes

Yesterday I got up early and started to work printing my last piece for the Tulsa show. I successfully made two prints (8 editions each) from start to finish in one day. That's gotta be some kind of record. I'm pretty pleased with the way they turned out...especially the Route 66 one.

Well we have been taking advantage of fresh summer produce and haven't been cooking a lot lately aside from throwing stuff on the grill and lightly seasoning it. That's why there haven't been many new recipes to post. But we have been making some pretty awesome desserts when we aren't just eating berries and melon. So here they are...enjoy!

Fruit Pizza
Ingredients
1 roll of cookie dough (or enough homemade to make 2 dozen cookies)
1 (7 oz) jar marshmallow creme
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese (softened)
assorted sliced fruit (we used kiwis, strawberries, blueberries and nectarines)


Directions
Preheat oven to 350. Roll out dough until about 1/4" thick. I made two so the middle wasn't so doughy, but you can make one big one or minis. Place dough on greased cookie sheet. Bake 10-15 min or until golden. Let cool completely before icing. Combine marshmallow creme and cream cheese until smooth. Spread on cookies. Arrange fruit on top. Chill in fridge for at least an hour. 


Rocky Road Brownies
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 t. vanilla
2 eggs
1/2 cup flour
1/4 t. baking powder
1/4 t. salt
1/4 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
4-5 T. marshmallow creme


Directions
Preheat oven to 350. Melt butter. Mix in sugar and cocoa powder. Add vanilla and eggs and mix thoroughly. Combine flour, baking soda and salt. Add to mixture. Stir in chips and nuts. I don't really measure the marshmallow. Just spoon on top in big globs and swirl in with a knife. Bake 20-25 min in a greased square baking pan. 


Grilled Peaches with Vanilla Frozen Yogurt

Ingredients
2 peaches cut in half
vanilla frozen yogurt
drizzle of honey
a few mint sprigs


Directions
Grill peaches cut side down on medium heat until the back feels soft. Set the peaches on top of a couple scoops of yogurt. Drizzle with honey and top with a mint sprig. I can think of countless ways to dress this up...dash of cinnamon and nutmeg, cobbler crumbles. I'm sure there are other ways to eat grilled peaches, but this was so easy and so good!


In other news our garden is doing great! Thanks for reading!

tiny strawberries!

Peppy loves his catnip!

green toes...green grass