How to poach peaches and make cobbler...and other delicious sides!

Tonight was scheduled to be Bible study at my house...well, scheduled. Our leader ended up stuck waiting for a tow truck and we ended up eating and visiting.
I'd been wanting to try a few different things, one being all the in-season peaches (from the grocery store and my friend Jen's peach tree!) and an avocado salsa.
My Bible study girls and I pretty much downed the salsa and the peach cobbler was a huge success!

Salsa (from Jen)

2 avocado's-diced
4 tomatoes-diced
1 red onion-diced
1 can of black beans
1 can of corn

Garlic salt to taste (I used 1/8-1/4 tsp...very little!)


And although this cobbler is originally entitled "Iva's Peach Cobbler" from Taste of Home, I'm naming it Katie's Peach Cobbler.

I also experimented with poached peaches first...super easy. Boil a large pot of water, add peaches (about 8 at a time), let them sit in the boiling water for 1 minute. Remove and place in another large bowl of ice water. The peach skin comes right off!

• 6 to 8 large ripe peaches, peeled and sliced
• 2-1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3/4 to 1 cup sugar
• 
  CRUST:
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 egg whites, stiffly beaten

Directions

• Combine peaches, cornstarch and sugar; place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. For crust, combine flour, egg yolks, butter, baking powder and sugar in a bowl. Gently fold egg whites. Spread over peaches. Bake at 375° for about 45 minutes or until the fruit is bubbling around edges and top is golden.
  
• Yield: 12 servings.