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Sweet, juicy Palisade peaches, crispy pancetta, creamy ricotta and fresh thyme come together on a crisp homemade crust for a pizza that tastes like Colorado summer. It’s the perfect mix of sweet and salty, with just enough garlic and smoky sea salt to bring everything together. Recipe comes from my dear friend, Kate. Yield: 1 pizza Servings: 2-4 Prep Time: 30 minutes Rise Time: 3-4 hours Cook Time: 10-12 minutes Total Time: About 4½ hours Ingredients For the Pizza Dough 153 g

When peaches are truly at their peak, I don’t think there’s a better way to show them off than a classic peach pie. This one keeps things simple: juicy peaches, lemon, vanilla, nutmeg, and just enough sugar tucked between two flaky, buttery crusts. It’s the kind of summer dessert that deserves a big scoop of vanilla ice cream and absolutely no unnecessary fuss. Yield: 1 (9-inch) double-crust pie Servings: 8 Prep Time: 40 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour 30-45 minutes Total Time: Abo

When you have more ripe summer peaches than you know what to do with, make cobbler. Juicy, cinnamon-spiced peaches are covered with a buttery, crumbly topping and finished with turbinado sugar for a little extra crunch. It’s unfussy, very peachy and absolutely meant to be served warm with something cold and creamy on top. Yield: One 9x13-inch cobbler Servings: 10-12 Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes, plus cooling Ingredients For the peac

When peaches are at their peak, I don't think there's a better dessert than a peach crisp. Sweet, juicy peaches bubble beneath a buttery oat topping that's crisp around the edges and just tender enough in the middle. It's simple, rustic, and exactly the kind of dessert that feels at home at a summer cookout, Sunday dinner, or weeknight treat. Just don't forget the vanilla ice cream. Yield: 1 (8-inch or 8x8 inch) crisp Servings: 6-8 Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 40-45 minut

This cake will always be special to me because it was our wedding cake. My mom and mother-in-law baked it for Frank and me, layering it with vanilla bean whipped cream, fresh peaches, and blackberries for our celebration in the Colorado mountains. While it'll always remind me of our wedding day, this is the kind of cake that deserves to be made year-round. It's incredibly moist, lightly sweet, and lets good olive oil shine. Dress it up with whipped cream and seasonal fruit fo