dinner with friends

This evening we had been invited to a friend's house for dinner and I offered to bring dessert.  Jersey peaches are now in the market, so I decided to make a peach cobbler. Since I was short on time today, I stopped at Matt's Farm Market to pick up the peaches ($1.79/lb).

​The peach cobbler recipe is from the September 1999 issue of Gourmet magazine. It requires just your pantry basics. I did tweak the recipe by adding some freshly ground nutmeg, about a 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon and a pinch of salt to the peaches to highlight their flavor. I also picked up a pint of vanilla ice cream to go on top. 

My friend made clams oreganata as an appetizer. I've never made them before and they were delicious; they even had a bit of a kick to them. Our main course was  linguine and white clam sauce, which  is a nice change from the red sauce. It was nice and light summertime meal.  She also served a toss salad with a citrus vinaigrette. Eccellente la mia amica!