These two have an amazing garden (and a gorgeous house!) and a generous spirit. They piled my panniers with fresh herbs and fruit, so I was heavily laden on the ride home. Luckily they are only about 2kms from us, so I didn't have to pedal too hard for very long.
We got home and emptied the bags and this bundle of greenery was our bounty.
What you see there is a small bunch of delicious, sweet bananas; several handfulls of fresh basil; 3 pawpaws in varying stages of ripeness; fresh mint; kaffir lime leaves; 6 or 7 tahitian limes; fresh parsley; and a few branches of lemon myrtle (an Aussie native similar in flavour to lemongrass). We also found ourselves with two caterpillars who hitched a ride with us.
So what did we do with all of these fresh and delicious goodies? Most of the kaffir lime leaves, and all of the lemon myrtle, went straight into the freezer. That way we can take them out and use them as we want, and they will stay as good as new.
A few of the kaffir lime leaves, however, made a great addition to a stir fry. First we cooked up some homemade tofu...
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What I wouldn't give for a county of fresh fruit and vegies, even if it were to come from a mean-spirited and nasty blogger, not a friendly one!
I also don't think I've ever had paw paw in my life. My grandma used to eat them for breakfast but always told me I wouldn't like them...
Red paw paw is *beautiful*; yellow paw paw is great with lime!
Sorry about the caterpillars, proves it is organic! I made the best tabbouleh ever this weekend with lots of parsley, mint, lime juice and the lemon myrtle for a real lemony kick. I like it with as much green as wheat, and this is the only time of year I have such an abundance of parsley. Enjoy!
I just made the best Thai Green Curry using Kaffir Lime Leaves and Lemongrass. I wish I lived only a short ride away from Dee. Unfortunately it would be quite the ride ... not that I mind a challenge. :-)
That tea set is adorable. :) And yay for sharing!
What are pawpaws? I suppose I could Google it... ahh! Interesting.
Dee - our big angelfish appreciated the caterpillars!
Kelly - pawpaw is papaya. Except I think papaya is one particular type of fruit, whereas pawpaw is a bit more of an inclusive term.
How sweet of your friends to share part of their garden with you. That mint tea looks great! as well as those cute paw paw, are these like papaya?. Thanks for commenting on the cuteness of my guinea pigs they are Estefis and Zanahorio (he carrot), they are the whistles in my day.
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