Peach macadamia scones with ginger and orange zest.

I haven't cooked much since I came home.

But Leslie asked me to make her some scones for her birthday and so like a good husband I did.

I made exactly what she asked for, cherry, chocolate with ginger and walnuts. Now that is certainly not my favorite but who cares what I like? It was her birthday and I whipped them up at 5:30 in the morning so that they would be warm when she awoke.

I didn't take a picture. My wife, being a serious chocolate lover, said they were the best batch yet. Personally I don't really like chocolate in the morning, a bit too sweet for my tender constitution. But she loved them and that's all that counts.

She left for the beach with a girlfriend today and I decided to bake a batch that I would enjoy.

I baked a dozen peach, macadamia scones with ginger and orange zest.

Did a milk wash and added dark cane sugar to the tops.  

Eighteen minutes at three seventy five convection bake, I was good to go.

Added some almond extract to the vanilla just to try something different. I have used walnut, pecan, cashew, filbert and other nuts before, never macadamias. They are good.

Now this is much more my style and they tasted great. She can eat all of the cherry chocolate she wants.

These are mine.