I headed up to Ellsworth Hill Orchard in Litchfield, Connecticut this last week to do some summer fruit picking and came across these beautiful, juicy Flaming Fury peaches.

The farm was scenic and serene and loaded with peaches, blueberries and several plum varieties.  I got completely carried away out in the orchard and was a bit obsessed with finding the perfect peach (to my husband’s dismay in the insanely sweaty heat).  All I could think about was pairing sweet peaches with cardamom for a super easy summer dessert.

Cardamom is a really aromatic spice from the ginger family with camphorous notes and the ability to translate equally well in both sweet and savoury dishes.  It’s used in everything from Danish pastries to Indian curries to Middle Eastern coffee.  Like ginger, it can be pretty overpowering, so I tend to use it sparingly in cooking.  My mom and I actually throw the bruised pods into our mugs of green tea to bump up the flavor.

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