Peach and White Chocolate S'mores with Ginger Grahams

Eric and I returned from our week-long trip to Jackson Hole a few days ago, a trip that we could not have timed better from a weather perspective since Las Vegas saw temperatures in the 117F range for several of those days.  Although long, our 12-hour drives back and forth were fairly uneventful, except for the incident when our, um, husky Labrador, Fenway, got stuck between the second and third rows of our SUV, requiring me to stand up in the front seat so that I could reach back and dislodge him, a task that demanded 125% of my upper body strength.  At 80 mph, this was definitely not the safest way to travel.

Despite that smidgen of excitement--and a brief torrential downpour--we all made it home in one piece.

And I'm already ready to go back.  August, hurry up!!

Don't get me wrong.  I do love Las Vegas, just not so much in the summer.  Top that with these crazy fires that we have been having at Mt. Charleston, leaving the entire valley coated in hazy smoke, and a home on the range where the buffalo roam and deer and antelope play...yadda, yadda, yadda.... becomes much more appealing.  Did I mention that some nights the temperature in J.H. dipped down into the 40s??  And it hailed once??  It was great!

In the coming weeks, I am planning on doing a few "Jackson Hole Reports" on the blog, which will be round-ups of my favorite places to eat (and there are many), places to visit and things to do.  I just thought that this might come in handy should you ever decide to mosey into my favorite neck of the woods.  So, stay tuned for those.

In the meantime, here is the second of my series of peach recipes, inspired by a favorite Jackson Hole pastime: camping.  Just to clarify, camping is not so much one of my favorite pastimes. Glamping, however, is.  I am all for spending a few nights in the great outdoors, listening to the crickets as they lull me to sleep, hiking and telling ghost stories around a fire.  I just require a bit more comfort and modern amenities than the pup-tent that my husband has had for 25 years, a rusty canteen and outdoor "facilities."  I can be rugged, just not that rugged.

These s'mores are my "glamped" up version of traditional s'mores, featuring homemade gingery graham crackers, white chocolate and fresh, juicy peaches along with the requisite ooey-gooey marshmallow.  All of the flavors blend together beautifully, and the little hint of tartness from the peaches cuts through the sweetness in the other ingredients.

Happy glamping!! More peach recipes to follow!!

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