Allow me to introduce you to the tiniest grapes ever:
Apologies to David for using the picture that makes his hand look like a claw and his arm look all skeletal. It’s an incredibly unflattering angle and I promise he is not frighteningly disproportionate as this picture might lead you to believe. I just think it’s funny.
For tiny grapes, they’re surprisingly delicious. I expected tart. Instead, they’re quite sugary. Just for the heck of it, let’s compare them to the giant grapes I photographed earlier this year:
See? Tiny.
They came in our most recent Bountiful Basket. For an extra fee, you can buy additional goodies, which I did this week. We came home with our usual basket of produce, plus five loaves of the best bread ever and a box o’ mangoes.
Hooray for mango lassis and mango salsa and mango coconut chicken and anything else I can think of to make with these little guys before they go bad! If you have any favorite mango-inclusive recipes, I’m open to suggestions.
* Bloom is having a giveaway: 3 pairs of earrings or 1 pair and a necklace from Darlybird. I’ve been trying to be a REAL girl lately (more skirts and heels and jewelry and the lot) and I think maybe winning some earrings would help with that endeavor. And if I don’t win…well, Christmas is coming…
I love to mix a chopped mango with a can of black beans, half a diced red onion, a couple of tablespoons of chopped cilantro, some frozen corn, and lime juice and salt to taste. Delicious in a tortilla.
Here's a recipe for Mango Death:
1 Mango
1 LJ
Combine. LJ dies.
Rach: Thanks. Minus the cilantro, that sounds delicious.
LJ: I fail to see how this is a favorite recipe. The last thing I need at the dinner table is a dead LJ.
Send me the recipe for the mango coconut chicken.
Rachel – I'm trying the black bean mixture too. Yummo!
Also, the champagne grapes were delicious in chicken salad sandwiches.
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I was going to leave a comment, but I'm too offended by the notion that anything could be improved by removing cilantro.
If eliminating cilantro means my face doesn't go all screwy when my gag reflex kicks in, then I say that is an improvement.
Fear the cilantro face.