Grilled Peach Toast with Pimento Cheese
Chef Todd Richards blends two Southern favorites—fresh peaches and pimento cheese—for this sweet and savory treat.
Photo: GREG DUPREE
Baked Oatmeal with Berries and Peaches
This baked oatmeal is packed with nutritious ingredients, and leftovers freeze easily. But those aren’t the only reasons Jessica Rose, of Nashville’s Peach Truck, loves it. “Mixing the peaches with the berries made it feel like I was eating cobbler for breakfast.”
Photo: Johnny Autry | Food Styling: Charlotte Autry
Heirloom Tomato Salad
Summertime in these parts means swimming holes, seersucker suits, boat drinks, and fried shrimp. And, of course, heirloom tomatoes and fresh-off-the-tree peaches.
Photo: JOHNNY AUTRY
Peaches and Cream Hand Pies
Diced local peaches folded into a black-pepper-spiked pudding make these portable treats a menu mainstay at Underbelly in Houston. “We add pepper for the same reason some people salt their watermelon,” says pastry director Victoria Dearmond. “It brings out the sweetness of the fruit.”
Photo: Johnny Autry
G&G’s Peach Ice Cream
Nothing cools down a sultry day better than homemade peach ice cream. This version nods slightly to modern-day cooking; instead of being poured straight into the ice-cream mixing canister, the custard base is cooked to safely heat the eggs, then cooled.
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AWP 290 Punch
A surefire party starter, this cocktail was inspired by the faithful combination of bourbon and ginger—with a sweet hit of Georgia flavor thanks to the addition of peach nectar. “It’s a crowd pleaser,” bartender Jerry Slater says. “Everyone likes bourbon, ginger, and peaches.”
Photo: ANDREW THOMAS LEE
Classic Peach Cobbler
Beyond the natural sweetness of the peaches, the key to this recipe is the tangy buttermilk in the crust.
Photo: Margaret Houston
Swan House Peach Ice Cream
This recipe was published in 1928 by Mrs. S.R. Dull, a cooking school instructor and the former editor of the home economics page of the Atlanta Journal.
Photo: Margaret Houston
Pickled Peaches
Enjoy fruit at its peak all year long with these delectable preserves—a perfect pair for your fried chicken.
Photo: Ed Anderson
Blackberry and Peach Cobbler
This blackberry and peach cobbler, topped with a pecan-studded, shortbreadlike crust, has been on the menu and Chapel Hill, North Carolina institution Crook’s Corner for decades.
Photo: Johnny Autry
Sweet Corn Frozen Custard with Peach and Cherry Tomato Sauce
Tennessee chef Drew McDonald turns the triumvirate of the Southern garden—corn, peaches, and tomatoes—into an ice cream sundae.
Photo: Johnny Autry
Summery Garden Old-Fashioned
Herbs, peaches, and bourbon come together in this riff on the most classic of classic bourbon cocktails.
Photo: Margaret Houston
Bob from Carskadon
Named after a bar regular who has a strong inclination toward rum, the key to this cocktail is infusing your rum with fresh peaches.
Photo: Johnny Autry
Bourbon Brown Butter Peach Ice Cream
It doesn’t get much better than homemade peach ice cream—until you add bourbon into the equation. Here, get Chef Joe Trull’s take on the perfect summer treat.
Photo: Margaret Houston
