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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2009 20:50:32 GMT
At the market today things are starting to wind down a bit,the summer season here is long and hot,stuff gets tired of growing I guess. Still an abundance of melons,peppers,eggplants,squashes. Bought some beautiful dark purple long Asian beans for a stir fry with some smoked chicken also purchased at the market. It will be this way until it starts getting cooler which isn't until October.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2009 21:54:46 GMT
One of my colleagues brought some of her first home grown mirabelles to the office today. Silly woman! Everybody knows that Paris grown mirabelles are no good and that the perfect mirabelles of Lorraine will be in season at the beginning of September.
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Post by spindrift on Aug 4, 2009 22:16:07 GMT
Plums are now in season in England. They cost a fortune.
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Post by hwinpp on Aug 5, 2009 5:38:46 GMT
Mirabelles make a good eau de vie ;D
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Post by rikita on Aug 21, 2009 22:12:45 GMT
i saw so many mirabelles on my cycling tour, but somehow i never stopped to eat some.
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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 27, 2009 0:29:55 GMT
I've been eating Japanese plums for over a week now from the tree by the porch gate. Just went out and picked these ---> The ones that are not completely ripe can be quite tart. That will be fine, because I want to turn this batch into chutney. Should be good, don't you think? |
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Post by imec on Aug 27, 2009 0:51:08 GMT
Never seen those. Is yellow the color of ripeness? Or do they go orange or red? I do like a little bit of a sour character to lots of chutneys so your logic sounds good to me.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2009 0:58:01 GMT
Yellow is the color of ripeness for loquats,maybe a shade deeper than the picture. Those seem on the small side,lack of rain perhaps ,compared to ours ,which ripen in the spring. They have a huge pit on the middle. Let us know about your chutney B. please. I would love to make. They are so wasted here.
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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 27, 2009 1:44:56 GMT
They are small. I've never seen any of the larger ones here. Also, their color doesn't get any peachier than that.
If the chutney comes out nicely, I'll post the recipe. I'm thinking of putting in raisins and apple and some mustard seeds for *snap*.
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Post by hwinpp on Aug 27, 2009 4:10:36 GMT
... If the chutney comes out nicely, I'll post the pickles. ... Good idea. I'll send you my address. |
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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 27, 2009 7:40:26 GMT
You're planning to pick a peck of posted pickled peppers post haste?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2009 19:21:09 GMT
Mirabelle season is coming to a premature end, at least in terms of what is available in Paris. I'm not surprised since we had a sunny and warm August this year (as did Lorraine, from which they come).
The price of mirabelles has plummeted (2kg for 3€ at my market), but they are too dark and too ripe, almost ready for the trash (since we don't have urban compost heaps).
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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 27, 2009 19:29:42 GMT
Mirabelle chutney!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2009 19:46:31 GMT
Actually, if I were equipped to make jam, it would be perfect.
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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 27, 2009 20:14:50 GMT
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Post by imec on Aug 27, 2009 20:22:09 GMT
er... could someone please move these recipes to The Galley? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2009 17:58:52 GMT
Grapes are beginning to invade and overflow all of the fruit stands. I like grapes but maybe not enough.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2009 14:56:44 GMT
Apples made an appearance at the market today.These are grown north of the city as it's too hot and humid right in the city.
Not a huge selection,only 3 varieties. I bought some Granny Smith's . I like a tart apple,with some sharp cheddar.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 2, 2009 0:10:49 GMT
I come here to report GREAT TRIUMPH on the Japanese plum chutney front.
Let me hasten to the Requested Recipes thread in The Galley to write down what I did before I forget.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2009 0:14:29 GMT
your new avatar is squealing in delight as well  |
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 2, 2009 0:54:20 GMT
It's a loquat lemur.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2009 20:49:57 GMT
It is grape season in France. The harvest has begun.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 6, 2009 21:44:55 GMT
Are your feet all purple yet?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2009 11:14:23 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2009 11:21:39 GMT
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Post by imec on Oct 2, 2009 12:24:04 GMT
I WANT those tomatoes! And I don't recall ever seeing white eggplant - pretty.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 2, 2009 15:30:11 GMT
My god, that stuff is so fresh and beautiful. The silk on the corn hasn't even wilted and the cauliflower leaves say "just picked!"
Imec, next summer try growing the different varieties of eggplant. The only kind of eggplant to be found in stores around here is the big old purple variety, which is usually withered, seedy, and bitter. That white eggplant is a taste revelation, as are all those "alternate" varieties. There's no need to leach them with salt, either.
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Post by lola on Oct 2, 2009 17:06:07 GMT
Those are beautiful, casimira.
My garden is still producing kale, green beans, tomatoes, peppers of kinds. Might be one zucchini out there. The stray grape overlooked by birds.
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Post by bazfaz on Oct 2, 2009 17:08:57 GMT
When you look at those white aubergines you can understand why they are called eggplants.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2009 17:09:07 GMT
The Chinese stores sell white eggplant, although usually just the miniature version.
The vegetables look fantastic to me because they look so authentic rather than 'perfect'. Industrial agriculture has gone so far in Europe that what is presented on the produce stands always looks too good be true and then doesn't always have the flavor to go with it.
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