Stuffed Fruits (tomatoes are a fruit) and Free Books!

This is a post I’ve been trying to complete for a week now–it’s felt frivolous posting about fruits and freebies when I’ve friends with unwanted lakes in their yards and no power )-: But normalcy is a condition of sanity so it’s back to the kitchen and writing for me.

First, I wanted any Kindle readers to have an opportunity to win one of 100 copies of THE WELCOME HOME DINER that my publisher is giving away on Goodreads.

If you’re not familiar, on this site you can add books to your personal bookshelves, rate and review books and get suggestions for future reading choices based on your reviews of previously read books. There is much, much more to Goodreads and it also offers users and easy, fun and free means to enter raffles, such as this: http://bit.ly/2eTMeNr 

So book talk over and back to recipes. Here in Michigan, I’m still finding local peaches and plums  at the market.

Last week found me in the kitchen with my helper(?) stuffing peaches for a gluten-free friend,  just out of the hospital.

Baked Peaches with Savory Ground Turkey

Some think peaches are best reserved for cobblers, jams and spooning over ice cream — or simply eaten out of hand. They’re also delicious stuffed with a savory. This recipe for Baked Stuffed Peaches with Savory Ground Turkey is gluten-free. If you prefer  your stuffing bonded together and don’t have gluten issues, stir a beaten egg into panko or breadcrumbs and add to the recipe.

Tomato stuffed with Cottage Cheese

We’re also drowning in off-the-vine tomatoes about now. Stuffing an heirloom tomato (and yes, tomatoes–like cucumber– are botanically a fruit) with one of my all-time favorite heirloom chicken salad recipes is a treat.  In the linked recipe I make it with tarragon, walnuts and homemade mayo (cover shot).

No time to fuss? Stir chives, cukes, additional chopped tomato (from your scoop) into cottage cheese and stuff ’em up.

The golden days of September, at least in Michigan, can be the most enchanting of the year, providing an abundance of beautiful produce. Let’s hope nature decides to show some mercy in other parts of the world.♥♥♥