Recipe: (Italy) Raspberries and Peaches

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March 31, 2023

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Raspberries and Peaches
Region: Italy
Category: Desserts
Season: Any
Difficulty: Easy and Quick

Raspberries and peaches, probably my two favorite fruits. In this preparation, I simply toss them together. Make sure the peaches are ripe.

[photo: Clifford A. Wright]

Yield: Makes 2 servings
Preparation Time: 15 minutes

1/2 pint fresh raspberries, rinsed

2 ripe peaches, peeled, pitted and diced

1/4 cup sugar

Whipped cream to taste

8 fresh mint leaves

Toss the raspberries, peaches, and sugar together in a serving bowl. Top with a dollop of whipped cream and scatter the mint leaves around and serve.

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Posted: 12/13/2006

Clifford Wright proves again in this delectable volume that he is the dean of American authorities on Mediterranean cooking. The recipes [in Little Foods of the Mediterranean] are as valuable for their authenticity as for Wright’s fascinating notes that explain a rich, diverse food culture.
- John Mariani, author of The Italian-American Cookbook and The Dicitonary of Italian Food and Drink

This book [Mediterranean Feast] is an impressive original study of the cradle of food civilization and marks an important achievement in the field of culinary history.
- James Beard Foundation Book Awards Committee, May 2000

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