Fresh summer peach shortcake recipe for the BEST of SOCAL's summer peaches

Here is a great recipe using fresh ripe Southern California grown peaches (this year's are really juicy), and a light buttery shortcake (scone) that is baked on upturned cake pans.

Noting beats ripe summer fruit..and this recipe is fantastic!

you will find this and other Summery SoCal recipes on my website
http://www.extraordinarysocal.squarespace.com

just hit the heading recipes by category and then hit desserts and scroll down

MISO SALAD DRESSING & VARIATIONS RECIPE & IDEAS

This is a simple & very delicious dressing  and can be adapted by adding to any veggies cold or warm.

Basic Recipe:
2tbsp  oil (safflower,olive, sunflower)
2tbsp miso paste ( for less salt use low salt miso paste)
2tbsp honey or agave syrup
1tbsp lemon juice/rice vinegar (not seasoned)/ cider vinegar/wine vinegar

combine everything together in a bowl and allow to marinate for 2-3 hours before using.


Variations:
You may add:

Minced fresh ginger root
Prepared mustard or wasabi
Prepared horseradish sauce (not creamed)
Tahini or roasted nut butter (this will make a spreadable "sauce")
Minced fresh garlic
Sesame seeds
Caraway, Fennel, Dill, Coriander seeds
Minced cilantro, mint,  parsley..add just before serving
Shredded Daikon radish
Grated citrus peel

Simple and delicious for a fantastic summer..try this with avodacos...Brillaint

Carrot soup; Mushroom-barley soup; Tomato soup; pasta bolognaise sauce; Chickpea and kale stew with millet; lemon-poppy seed raspberry cakes; fennel & sunflower seed sourdough breads, Photos of today's prep

The blended carrot soup

These 2 the blended tomato-basil soups

Kale and chickpea stew

Mushroom-vegetable Bolognaise style sauce for the pasta

Moroccan Fennel breads these are not sourdough and have a dense yeasty flavor. Brushed with olive oil

Asian inspired mushroom-barley soup, has 5 spice added

Sauteing the rinsed millet in oil before steaming

These 2 the lemon-poppy seed, fresh raspberry cakes before frosting

The sourdough fennel-sunflower seed dough on first rise