This is my first set of pictures: These are passion fruit flowers. They turn into oval green fruits that when they are ripe are wrinkled on the outside. The flesh around the seeds and juice is orange. Tart and delicious.
As we finish off digging holes and planting coffee for the next couple of weeks, I am going to post pictures from around the farm. As the rains are arriving so the fruit trees are setting fruit.
This is my first set of pictures: These are passion fruit flowers. They turn into oval green fruits that when they are ripe are wrinkled on the outside. The flesh around the seeds and juice is orange. Tart and delicious.
0 Comments
When things get a little tough, I make curd. Curd as in custard, lots of different types of custard. Sometimes I do it with whole eggs, sometimes yokes, sometimes creaming, sometimes melting. It does not really matter which way. Something about stirring, watching, pouring and waiting for it to set. Such a calming ritual.
This week I have had to deal with my Gorilla gardener and his family; Deadline pressure around planting fast growing baby coffee in bolsas; Processing 100lbs of honey without centrifuge; Assessing damage and starting to renovate a workers house and move said worker to simpler accommodation; Month 8 of trying to get a business bank account and being told next week; Mare in season; And just the normal things about living with a five year old in the jungle. So, time to relax and make curd. Today, passion fruit. I find curd really brings out the subtler flavors in sharp acidic fruits. Passion fruit is quite a complex bouquet of flavor including strawberry and rhubarb. We call it 'Boquete Passion'. Actually, not my idea, have to give credit for that one to a good friend. |