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Showing posts with label mangoes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mangoes. Show all posts
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Friday, 25 January 2013
Happy Australia Day 2013
Whether you're celebrating today or Monday I hope you have a great day and an special welcome to any NEW Citizens!
I took a few photos earlier today down at the mall but I need to tweak and trim them a bit!
Until then enjoy the following
1) the glorious variety of summer plums
one stall on Thursday had FOUR different types hmmm!
2) other summer fruits watermelons and mangoes are still in season along with grapes and lychees
3) you don't have to have a Barbie or lamb to make a meal special and Lamingtons and Pavlova are not the only Australian cuisine. Why not Google Damper and try making one at home this weekend?
4) swimming beware least everyone else tries to drive to the beach
if you don't mind it being a bit colder try going in the early evening now the southerly is coming through since from my vantage point south facing window on an upper storey there's no sign of the forecast storms and rain yet
5) by all means go bushwalking but please no cigarettes or fires of any kind and don't litter ! Yes its hot but you may have its cooler under the trees?
Have a great day anyway!
I took a few photos earlier today down at the mall but I need to tweak and trim them a bit!
Until then enjoy the following
1) the glorious variety of summer plums
one stall on Thursday had FOUR different types hmmm!
2) other summer fruits watermelons and mangoes are still in season along with grapes and lychees
3) you don't have to have a Barbie or lamb to make a meal special and Lamingtons and Pavlova are not the only Australian cuisine. Why not Google Damper and try making one at home this weekend?
4) swimming beware least everyone else tries to drive to the beach
if you don't mind it being a bit colder try going in the early evening now the southerly is coming through since from my vantage point south facing window on an upper storey there's no sign of the forecast storms and rain yet
5) by all means go bushwalking but please no cigarettes or fires of any kind and don't litter ! Yes its hot but you may have its cooler under the trees?
Have a great day anyway!
Thursday, 3 January 2013
Mangoes and Melons Some Tips
Mangoes and Melons
are popular fruit at this time of the year.
There's certainly a wide variety available from the supermarkets and market stalls but how to pick the best ones?
MANGO CRITERIA
are you eating them with a salad or separately?
with seafood or ice cream
The traditional criss cross cut does make it easier to remove the outer skin
I would opt for thin slices if the mango is part of a larger platter or going onto a cheesecake or pavlova
easier to pick up and arrange and looks better too
which ones to buy
don't always go for the biggest
unless you're serving them the same day go for mangos that still have some green on their skins that are firm not hard and if you pick them up they have a faint aroma of ripeness
MELONS
Whatever the melon variety is whether you're going to juice it or slice it if it has already been gladwrapped cos its been halved or quartered check the wrap
is it firmly sealed juice with no ooze at the seam
does the melon feel soft or warm?
is there discoloration
if you're getting plain watermelon dont get one that is too pale and totally seedless which will have less flavor but dont go for one thats too red and soft.
Even if you're going to eat it the same day or wait for it to ripen a melon picked too soon will have its skin dry out and be tougher to cut.
Fresco near Woolies seems to the best watermelon supply.
If you're looking for Honey or rockmelon the supply fluctates!
Happy hunting and join me for more tips.
I now have a mobile I can blog from so tips will be appearing more regularly in 2013.
are popular fruit at this time of the year.
There's certainly a wide variety available from the supermarkets and market stalls but how to pick the best ones?
MANGO CRITERIA
are you eating them with a salad or separately?
with seafood or ice cream
The traditional criss cross cut does make it easier to remove the outer skin
I would opt for thin slices if the mango is part of a larger platter or going onto a cheesecake or pavlova
easier to pick up and arrange and looks better too
which ones to buy
don't always go for the biggest
unless you're serving them the same day go for mangos that still have some green on their skins that are firm not hard and if you pick them up they have a faint aroma of ripeness
MELONS
Whatever the melon variety is whether you're going to juice it or slice it if it has already been gladwrapped cos its been halved or quartered check the wrap
is it firmly sealed juice with no ooze at the seam
does the melon feel soft or warm?
is there discoloration
if you're getting plain watermelon dont get one that is too pale and totally seedless which will have less flavor but dont go for one thats too red and soft.
Even if you're going to eat it the same day or wait for it to ripen a melon picked too soon will have its skin dry out and be tougher to cut.
Fresco near Woolies seems to the best watermelon supply.
If you're looking for Honey or rockmelon the supply fluctates!
Happy hunting and join me for more tips.
I now have a mobile I can blog from so tips will be appearing more regularly in 2013.
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