The Southern chef and author of Let’s Brunch explores the many ways to eat a peach with nearly 70 recipes for breads, desserts, entrees, and more.
Chef Belinda Smith-Sullivan, granddaughter of Mississippi sharecroppers, is the go-to expert on everything peaches. In Just Peachy, she shares recipes for breads, breakfasts, appetizers, soups and salads, entrees, desserts, pies, sauces, preserves, condiments, and even drinks—all featuring delicious and juicy peaches.
But Just Peachy isn’t just recipes. Belinda offers essential information about the many peach varieties, as well as their history, orchards, farmers, and festivals. Peach lovers will enjoy this beautifully photographed cookbook as they take a sip of Sparkling Peach-Blueberry Lemonade or Peach Margherita, dip a spoon into a chilled Peach and Tomato Gazpacho, or bite into a Peach-Stuffed Pork Chop.
Belinda Smith-Sullivan is a chef, food writer, spice blends entrepreneur, and a commercially rated pilot. She has a culinary arts degree from Johnson & Wales University, and writes a monthly column for both South Carolina Living and Bella Magazine. She also is featured on South Carolina Living's website with monthly how-to videos. Smith-Sullivan is an active member of the Southern Foodways Alliance, International Association of Culinary Professionals, American Culinary Federation, and Les Dames d'Escoffier. She lives in Trenton, SC, in the heart of South Carolina's peach country.