Walking past the Sussex International Grocers earlier today I spotted a crate of fabulous looking melons. Like a cross between honeydew and cantaloupe, only bigger, they sat on display, cushioned by regally purple tissue paper, labelled ‘Iranian melons’. Although huge, at £5.50 a pop I almost balked, if not for the beautiful sunshine and imploring [...]
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Iranian melons
Posted in Ramblings on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A lesson in semantics…
Posted in Ramblings on June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A friend of mine recently tried out the porcini red rice recipe and gave me a good lesson in being precise in my instructions. What’s obvious to me, may not be to someone else. Instead of half a 500g packet in total she used half of both types of rice, which changed the recipe completely. [...]
A sunny breakfast in Hove
Posted in Ramblings, tagged Breakfast, mango on May 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This morning I chopped a perfectly ripe Alphonso mango, bought from the Sussex International Grocers on Portland Road (£5.50 for 6 – bargain,) and put it into a bowl with a large spoonful of greek yoghurt and a sprinkling of pumpkin and sunflower seeds, Marcona almonds and a few pistachios. Delicious.
I will of course be [...]
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