Archive for the ‘Fruit’ Category

Well, You Gotta Have Friends

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

Girlfriends. If you want to go out and have a good time, sometimes you just gotta be with your girlfriends. This was little wisdom that I picked up from work, which wasn't surprising. As much as I like being in the company of my guy friends (btw, not only can I call ...

Project Mango: The Fetus

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Last weekend, Mom bought a box of Phillipine mangos because they were ripening much quicker than the store could manage to sell them-- so, they were on sale. Some years ago, when I was old enough to hold a knife skillfully, but not yet old enough to say...take the Regents, I ...

Goodbye, My Summer

Saturday, September 9th, 2006

Well, school just started and the peaches we got from the produce market today were not nearly as sweet. Other signs that summer is fading away? The avocados are no longer 79 cents each. Bummer.This is just to say life...is peachy. And since school has started, I won't be able ...

Missing Italy…Some More

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

During my stay in Boston, we went to Quincy Market on a Friday. As our aunt pointed out, a lot of produce vendors, mostly selling fruit, sell their goods on Fridays and weekends just a street away from the Market.What's more is that they're usually very fresh, ripe and cheap.We ...

The name is…Bing.

Thursday, July 13th, 2006

Bing cherries! My dad tells me in Seattle they only have the yellow, blushy ones that are not nearly as sweet.Ever since I could eat solid foods well on my own and spit out pits, my favorite fruit of the summer has been cherries. They're high in antioxidants last I ...

Strawberries

Saturday, July 1st, 2006

When I a child, we had strawberry runners all over my backyard and in the early summer, they would often be ripe. We would pick them as they were ready to eat through the summer, until the season was over.One morning, my mother and I sat at the small marble ...

All About Dad, Part Deux

Sunday, June 18th, 2006

Part Deux, because I used to watch the Charlie Sheen movie with Dad on weekends whenever it was on.So, the Jasmine jelly dessert did not last until Father's day, and since today is Father's day, I had to think of something new and different. New means not a repeat of yesterday's ...