Which is not good at all because I have the tendency of trying to view as much episodes as possible.
This happened to me last night, hence the lateness in blog posting today 😀
Same obsession continues with great book! I find it difficult to put down a good book in the midst of reading. Suspense, drama, action, thriller — i just need to know the next plot in the story-line, and so the flipping continues until the end or when the story-line just doesn’t grab my interest anymore.
The insomniac behavior ensues and I’m left lethargic all day long without much sleep.
But do I learn any lesson and not do it anymore? Nope. I can’t promise when it comes to reading a great book and living vicariously through soap operas.
And now, let’s pray the laptop lasts to help me get through the TV rut 😉
Well, at least some not-so-pristine, wrinkled peaches helped. Which by the way, is taking possession in the refrigerator. There’s a whole new meaning of squatters in my life.
Its August, so why am I serving peach and thyme spritzers? Because rain has been ruling Floridian’s lives for the past 1.5 months. Yes. Summer this year was all about rain and barely sunshine.
I’d take a fresh, peachy and summery spritzer any day, rain or shine! Or just to rid wrinkled squatters out of my refrigerator.
Ingredients:
To make syrup:
- 5 small very ripe peaches, chopped
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 sprig of fresh thyme
For spritzer:
- ice cubes
- chilled sparkling water
- fresh peach
- mint & thyme leaves
Directions:
- Add chopped peaches, water and sugar into a saucepan. On a medium heat, bring everything to a gentle simmer. With a wooden spoon, mash peaches and stir every now and then until sugar dissolves and syrup thickens. Simmer for 15 minutes.
- Add lemon juice and a spring of fresh thyme into syrup and simmer for 5 more minutes.
- Remove syrup from heat. Drain syrup through a fine mesh strainer to remove as much liquid as possible. Do not discard pulp. Use it in breakfast smoothie or stir into a bowl of oatmeal 🙂
- Cool syrup to room temperature before refrigeration.
- To serve: Add a few ice cubes in a glass. Drizzle a heaping tablespoon of cooled peach & thyme syrup and top it with chilled sparkling water. Garnish with fresh peaches, mint and thyme leaves.
Enjoy rest of the week! Grab a good book, catch up on your favorite TV shows, dig through the refrigerator for inspiration and make the most out of summer, while we can 🙂
What are you obsessed with the most? A great soap-opera/TV show or book?
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A glorious drink! So refreshing and summery. I love the addition of thyme – one of my favorite herbs. Your shots are stunning, as always.
Cheers,
Rosa
Rosa — thanks dear. i don’t use much thyme, so this was definitely refreshing 🙂
Looking at your gorgeous pictures has me thirsty for this pretty drink! I love the idea. 🙂
I am the same way as you with a good book. It’s fun getting lost into a story. 🙂
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Nowadays, my husband watches his shows on his laptop, because I hog the TV :D. We subscribe to Hulu so we can watch it at our own time, which is nice! This drink looks so refreshing. I love the idea of peach and thyme combination. Will be giving this one a try. Thanks for the recipe Kiran and have a great rest of the week!
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Anne — i can’t wait to hog the TV soon 😉 Hope you’ll love this recipe. let me know how it tastes!
My iPad and I are hard to separate especially at night. I find a good series to watch on Netflix and I plow thru as many episodes as I can. I love a good story!
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Laura — me too! can’t live without netflix 😉
A gorgeous drink with beautiful pictures. Addicted to books…
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I love the peach and thyme combo.. this looks absolutely refreshing. Lovely pictures and particularly last one is awesome !!
Pavithra — thank you so much 🙂
How summery and fun, this is the perfect drink for summer. The photographs look amazing!
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Lately, I am obsessed with watermelon, basil, and feta salad. Your pictures are just wonderful – you should do a food photography tips to take such gorgeous pictures Kiran.
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Dixya — thank you so much my dear. i’m still learning a lot about photography. and i can’t wait to share whatever knowledge i have with you all. soon 🙂
I’m not obsess with TV either. But really, when I watch a series, I can’t stop at just one episode. So…I try to avoid them all together! LOL
I love your peach and Thyme Spritzer. Sounds like something I would totally love and enjoy. Can’t wait to make some. Your pictures are gorgeous as always. 🙂
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Amy — haha! i get sucked into TV shows so fast and get out of the thrill even faster 😀
What gorgeous spritzers and pictures…
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I love a good book…but I have been getting sucked into these reality tv shows when I’m nursing Lucy late at night! This spritzer looks just delicious. Thank you so much for sharing!
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This drink looks like summer! Light, fruity, and breezy!
Julia | JuliasAlbum.com recently posted..Greek yogurt pancakes
Julia — yes, it is! and summer is escaping so soon. yikes 🙂
This looks so refreshing! What a wonderful use of peaches!!!
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Kiran…mind blogging photography – loved all the pics esp the last one… The drink sounds refreshing! Thanks for sharing this lovely recipe. Reading this post was delightful 🙂
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The weather is same here too :(, not much of sunshine, but rain. I am not a TV person either, but some shows catches my attention. The peach & thyme spritzer is refreshing and your pictures are gorgeous!!
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Shibi — thank you! it’s getting sunnier here in Florida. sending some sunshine on your way 🙂
Oh it’s beautiful!
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Great summer drink. This be a beautiful base to a summer cocktail too!
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TDD — ditto and thank you!
Lovely flavors! Thyme works so well with peaches. Interesting that you’re not getting that much sun this summer – when I lived in Tampa, we had a good 45 minutes to hour of rain every day in the summer, but most of the rest of the day was pretty sunny. I’ll bet the clouds are keeping the heat down!
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John — it’s been very cloudy and barely any sunshine. But for the last few days, summer has finally sunk in. Blazing hot 😀
refreshing and perfect for this 100 degree hot day we are having! I need this now!
Jessica — thank you! and cheers!!
Fresh Thyme in the spritzer sounds like a very original twist. Gorgeous pictures!
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Second picture made me teary! (I can’t help crying if I see something unbearably, intolerably beautiful)
The pictures of this particular post of yours deserve a Nobel prize in Food photography. (No kidding!)
Come see me, darling; I wanna give you a BIG hug for making day with this splendid post and pictures 🙂
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Nusrat — awwww, you are way too sweet and kind with words. thank you so so much for the positive encouragements, my friend 🙂
One of the loveliest summer sips by far. Utterly gorgeous 🙂
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So, so pretty, and the flavors sound so refreshing!
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I have a similar obsession with books and unfortunatelly with tv series…
Marta — don’t we all 😀
Gorgeous photos! The spritzer looks so refreshing and sophisticated!
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This looks fantastic, and I have a few peaches on the counter I was going to put into a smoothie. Now I know what to do with them. BTY, I’m not much of a tv person myself.
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Kristi — syrups are best made with shriveled fruits 🙂
So beautiful and refreshing! Love the very last photo a lot!
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Oh yum! These look and sound amazing!
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In Europe spritzer is a mixture of white wine and something sparkling (sparkling water, soda, etc.). Not the way to treat good wine, but and excellent way to use up something barely drinkable. Your drink looks delicious, refreshing and makes me think it would be great with a splash of gin… I suppose it’s weekend approaching and my cravings for a Friday drink start already today 😉
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Sissi — interesting facts about European spritzers. you can definitely create many beverages with this simple summery syrup 🙂
Both! I am a addict for both.. I remember finishing Harry Potter’s last book in 2 days straight. My mom gets irritated (big time!) with this habit but to her fears, I didn’t change. Haha!
The pics are as usual wonderful and yes you should write something on taking such fab pictures. Speaking of which, I would also love to see your breakfast oats here someday. 🙂
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Charul — not a fan of HP at all. but I can relate to reading an interesting book without putting it down 🙂
ps: here’s some post on my breakfast oatmeal!
http://kirantarun.com/food/2013/07/05/triple-berry-oat-smoothie/
http://kirantarun.com/food/2013/05/03/homemade-granola/
http://kirantarun.com/food/2013/01/31/honey-crisp-apple-cinnamon-oatmeal/
http://kirantarun.com/food/2011/09/15/breakfast-galore/
http://kirantarun.com/food/2011/04/06/birthday-breakfast/
Enjoy!!
This is a very gorgeous spread. I love how you combined peaches and thyme. I have never tried this combination before. Thank you for sharing an awesome, meatless and vegan recipe! I look forward to reading more of your posts x Rika
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This is why I like Netflix exclusives – I don’t have to wait a week for the next episode…just keep on going 😉
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Giulia — ditto! i love the flexibility 🙂
Looks so lovely,light and refreshing. Truly summer in a glass. Reminds me a bit of an Agua Fresca. Just picked up and am devouring “Divergent”. Another Hunger Games like novel, but good! I’ve a weakness for dystopian novels I guess. 🙂 I’m a geek, yep.
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Maria — thank you so much and thanks for the recommendation on a book. i have weakness for dystopian novels too 🙂
Beautiful!!! These mush be so refreshing to cool down from the Florida heat!!!
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Christy — thanks and ditto!!
Clearly from my last post you know that I’m not a reading person. 🙂 I love TV though, favorites are Mistresses and The Bachelorette which ended this week. I love drama!
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Honey — lol! there’s nothing better than drama 😉
So summery & fruity! I love peaches & thyme looks like the best addition to this drink! yum!
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Obsessed with a few things but TV shows seem to be winning the day. Downtown Abbey (A very recent convert I am), Masterchef Australia….Chopped on Foodnewwork.
Love this combination of fruit and herb – with gorgeous photos to boot!
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KB — thank you! and yes, chopped on Foodnetwork is quite addictive 🙂
So funny, I’m the same way when it comes to good shows or books especially. I once read a book 16 hours straight (whole night included) through exam session, it was so good.
Loving the spritzer by the way!
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Gintare — haha! it’s so easy to get caught up in a very good book!
I’d like one of these right now!! Sometimes I get sucked into a Real Housewives marathon. I can never resist.
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Brandon — i’m not into reality tv shows, but I get the gist. love all the drama 😉
Such beautiful shot Kiran. I wish peaches were in season here 🙁 Now I have a mean craving for this!
Cass — thank you so much, dear. hope summer comes your way sooner 🙂
mmmm-love peaches – and love this spritzer of yours! What an AMAZING way to enjoy one of my fav summer fruits!!!
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Kiran – what a most gorgeous looking drink…I want to dive right in. Love the addition of thyme – perfect with peaches!
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Ina — thanks! its surprisingly summery and refreshing 🙂
What gorgeous clicks, Kiran….you are moving from some of the most beautiful pictures in food world to the most artistic clicks!
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Absolutely..hard to put down a book. Although my latest obsession is neither TV nor a book..its Pinterest 🙂 The photos are amazing.
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Shruti — haha! i’m afraid to spend a lot of time on Pinterest. it’s so addictive 😀
I really, really love your styling and rustic Photography Kiran! So pleasing to the eyes, and makes me yearn for those wrinkly peaches :-). I ‘m with you on the obsession with good books, hence my permanent panda eyes!
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Girl, these are screaming my name. How could anyone resist this?
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Cquek — thank you so much! and ditto 🙂
I love that you did a peach thyme drink too! 😀 It’s like summer in a glass!
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This is perfect for a hot summer day!
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Raymund — ditto!
Oooh! The spritzer has summer written all over it. The herby addition is very interesting. Beautiful post Kiran 🙂
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Such a lovely and refreshing drink for summer – the combination of peach and thyme sounds heavenly!
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Kathryn — thank you so much! this is definitely a refreshing summer sip 🙂
I am consistently astounded at how GORGEOUS your photography is ! Makes me want to dive in and take a bite of those gorgeous peaches.
I went on holiday and started reading some great books on my Kindle and have struggled to put it down too 🙂
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Carolyn — awww, thanks a lot my dear! you are way too kind with your sweet comment 🙂
Beautiful photos and styling as ALWAYS, and something I’d also love to try! Peach season is still a few months off from us, but I can see myself sipping this on the balcony with my book in summer (maybe with a bit of vodka on the weekends…..) 😉
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Yasmeen — thank you, my friend and i love your idea of adding vodka 😉
Wow, what a stunning cocktail! I’d love one of these right now and it’s only breakfast here!
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Jennifer — haha! thanks and I hope summer comes your way soon!
Whoa… so pretty! I love peaches and will need to get peaches as much as possible while they last! Love love love your food styling in these photos!
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Hey Kiran!
I made your tasty drink already 2 times when we had guests & they all loved it! I also gave them your blogadresse,… x
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Sophie — yay! thank you so much!!! i’m so glad everyone loved this refreshing spritzer 🙂
Have a great day, my friend!
I love how your blog is!! I especially love how you did your pictures!! They are so Pretty!!
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No contact with her at all.
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