Family dinner serves exactly one dessert. One. We serve it every week. Every. Week. I’ll tell you all about it after I tell you about the one week I served something else. The one and only.
The Colorado peaches truck came to town. If you’re not from Kansas, let me fill you in. Every summer a truck pulls into the mall parking lot with boxes full peaches. There’s a big sign proclaiming “Colorado Peaches” and we’re all positive they’re the best. Usually the truck driver’s mom has made peach pies that sell out in less than 10 minutes. There are posts all over Facebook letting everyone in town know about the peaches and typically I see them the next day after the truck is gone. However this year, we happened to catch it and Shawn brought me home a box. There’s at least three dozen peaches in a box and they definitely don’t last forever. (Honestly, this truck could be from one county over and we wouldn’t know. Label them “Colorado” and we all come running.)
So that next week at family dinner, I made a cake mix peach cobbler for dessert. Now I don’t eat dessert so I didn’t actually taste it, but let’s discuss, it smelled HEAVENLY. The peaches were just past ripe, soft, sweet, and super juicy. The butter and cake mix crumble on top was a beautiful golden brown. Seemed perfect to me!
Now I’m sure you’re curious… what do I usually make for dessert that could possibly top cobbler made with fresh peaches?! Admittedly, it’s a viral Tik Tok recipe that our daughter tried out on a whim way back when we first started hosting Family Dinner. It starts with two cans of refrigerator cinnamon rolls slathered with melted butter (real butter – don’t use margarine), brown sugar, cinnamon, and heavy cream. They’re served with a healthy dollop of cream cheese frosting after baking. Sinful. Don’t make them when people are dieting. It’s just mean.
So that one and only week, I made the peach cobbler, thinking it’ll be a special treat. I went around after dinner, chatting with the kids, trying to gauge their enjoyment of this new dessert, obviously looking for kudos. Finally, I ask, “So, everybody… what do you think? Cobbler FTW?” They smile and agree politely, but finally one kid speaks up. “This is good, Marie,” he says. “But are we going back to cinnamon rolls next week?”
There you have it! The one and only time I tried something different. Family Dinner creates traditions just like our original families. The kids come knowing to expect a hug, a home-cooked meal, and without fail, cinnamon rolls! I guess I’ll buy stock in Pillsbury and move on with my life. It definitely saves me a decision each week. Though I’m never sure what I’ll serve for dinner, I always know what to buy to make dessert.
Here’s the Tik Tok recipe in case you’re interested: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8rwecxf/
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