When most tourists go to Maui, they usually rent a car and go straight towards the resort areas of Ka’anapali, Wailea, Kihei or Lahaina and tend to bypass the town of Kahului – where the majority of the locals reside. I always like to stop by the Maui Mall to see what’s on offer at [...]
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Farmer’s Market Kahului
Posted in Fruit, Hawaii, Travel, Tropical Fruit, tagged farmers market, longan, lychee, maui, maui mall, papaya, puto, star apple, suman, yellow passionfruit on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Fragrance of Guavas
Posted in Fruit, tagged Cake, guava, jelly, Tropical Fruit on May 3, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Remember how I mentioned the perfumed fragrance of Quince? Well, guavas are even more intense – more heady and intoxicating…just like the tropics. About a month after we moved into this house, I had noticed a tree at one end of the car park that had an abundance of yellow round fruit on the tree [...]
Quince Paste Recipe
Posted in Fruit, tagged quince on April 29, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Quince Paste Recipe: There are so many variations on this recipe as with anything else. Here is one that I know is foolproof and the pictures show the finished product: Ripe Quince Sugar Water Lemon Juice (optional but recommended) Method: Peel and core quince, like you would an apple (some recipes tell you to reserve [...]
Quince
Posted in Fruit, tagged quince on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Have you ever seen Quince blossoms? The beautiful salmon coloured flowers with its cluster of bright yellow stamens can brighten up any wet spring day and make wonderful cut flowers that lasts for a couple of weeks. I can barely resist buying a bunch if I see them at a florist. The fruit is equally [...]
Summer Heaven
Posted in Fruit, tagged nectarines, peaches on January 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ah summer…while many of my friends and family are bracing the winter chills, I am grateful for the warm weather and blissfully happy about the produce that it brings! After spending the last four months in a tropical climate, it is nice to see such varied fruit available for sale at the markets. Don’t get [...]
