Peach Melba

what you need:
2 cups water
1/2 cup sugar
1 small vanilla bean
4 ripe peaches
8 oz raspberries (or buy raspberry sauce)
1/2 cup confectioners sugar
2 tspns lemon juice
4 scoops vanilla ice cream

how you make it:
Place the water, sugar, and vanilla bean in a medium pan and heat while stirring to dissolve the sugar. Simmer syrup for 2 minutes. Cut the peaches in halves and peel and remove the pits. Poach the peaches in the syrup until barely tender. Remove the pan from the heat and allow fruit to cool in the syrup. Chill well in the fridge. Puree the raspberries in a blender with 1/2 cup sugar and lemon juice. Strain and chill. Place a scoop of ice cream in each serving dish, top with two well-drained peach halves, spoon raspberry puree over the top. Serve immediately.