Cooking in Augusta

A lot of what I do would be described as Lowcountry cuisine.  This type of food is popular in both Georgia and South Carolina.  Most people are probably more familiar with Cajun cuisine from New Orleans, but the two are actually very similar.  Here are some examples of my favorite foods to make from the Lowcountry food repertoire: She-crab soup, Okra soup, Oyster roast, Frogmore stew, Charleston red rice, baked Mac-n-Cheese.  There are other great parts of lowcountry cuisine, but these are some of my favorites.  I will put up some recipes soon!

I am struggling to find some good recipes using walnuts.  I’d like to keep it in my southern roots style, but want to use walnuts.  I’ve been on a big nut kick as the positive benefits of using nuts in cooking and as snacks continue to come out.  I’m especially interested in walnuts because of the supposed benefits.

Stuff you need:
* 8 fresh peaches - peeled, pitted and sliced into thin wedges
* 1/4 cup white sugar
* 1/4 cup brown sugar
* 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
* 2 teaspoons cornstarch
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* 1 cup all-purpose flour
* 1/4 cup white sugar
* 1/4 cup brown sugar
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
* 1/4 cup boiling water
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* MIX TOGETHER:
* 3 tablespoons white sugar
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

How to do it:
1. Preheat stove to 425 degrees
2. In a large bowl, add peaches, white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon juice, and corn starch.
3. Coat evenly and pour into a 2 qt baking dish.
4. Bake for 10 minutes.
5. Combine flour, white sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt.
6. Blend in butter with your fingers until mixture resembles coarse meal.
7. Stir in water until just combined.
8. Take peaches out of stove, and drop topping from bowl on them.
9. Sprinkle entire cobbler with the sugar and cinnamon mixture.
10. Put back in over until top is gold in color.  It may take about 1/2 hour.

Enjoy this Georgia Peaches delicious recipe in Augusta, GA or in a kitchen near you!