Bowing to online peer pressure, I finally bought a Pineapple and Papaya from the fruit stand in Tutu. In this case, peer pressure worked out fabulously well. I devoured this entire Papaya (after removing the seeds) and cant wait to buy more this weekend...
Thumper really enjoyed grooming herself against the top of the Pineapple...
juicy!
Never saw this brand of Grits before, but they were another win...
with Fresh Ground Pepper and Himalayan Pink Salt (I cant bring myself to pay the price for Earth Balance, but I will get there)...
a toasted Ezekiel Cinnamon Raisin English Muffin with Follow Your Heart CC and locally made Guava Jam...
a flower growing in front of a bar in Havensight...
Yeah, tropical local fruit on a tropical island is probably as good as it gets!! Thumper is adorable, i can see the appeal of the pineapple for rubbing on as a cat.
ReplyDeleteCoconut oil should be cheap there, right? Just keep it in the fridge and use instead of earth balance- i bet that would make your grits even better actually....
I actually found a vegan carribean cafe about 15min walk from my apt- but it was lackluster with really expensive smoothies ($10?? In harlem for non organic 12oz?) and a ho-hum selection of steam tray stuff that was also pricey. (plain steamed red rice, plain steamed kale, lentils). Your places look WAY better!!
Ttrockwood
I have Coconut Oil but I dont keep it in the fridge. I thought I wasnt supposed to?
DeleteThat Caribbean place does sound completely lame. Why even bother when you can go to Whole Foods for all that stuff AND its organic. Wonder how they stay in business?
Hope you had some good biking and brunching this weekend.
Oh the coconut oil is fine room temp, just easier to use as a spread on toast instead of butter if its solid
DeleteThat papaya looks perfect! I can only imagine how amazing the tropical fruit is there! One of my cats loves to chew on the tops of pineapple! Another one loves to groom herself on the top too. Cats. I've never had plain grits before. I don't even know if I've ever had grits! I guess I need to fix that.
ReplyDeleteI never knew Pineapples were so feline friendly. I will need to buy more just for Thumper.
DeleteThat papaya looks deliciously ripe, if the ones in Canada weren't such a disappointment I would buy one today! Thumper must feel so good raking pineapple leaves (?) through fur. I'm pretty sure I've never had grits.
ReplyDeleteI am not too familiar with Cananadian produce. Beer and Maple Syrup should be good up there. If you're gonna have Grits, have good ones.
DeleteI echo the above sentiments about the papaya - you are so lucky to have fresh ones so close! "Jim Dandy" makes me feel like this island might have traveled through time, like Lost, and picked up some 1960s brands! Ha ha! But the grits look great! Do it - buy the Earth Balance, but wait for it to be on sale.
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DeleteI can honestly say the Grits were Jim Dandy. Certainly better than those lousy Quaker Oats ones I tried to make.
DeleteOMG...I've been away from the blogs waaaay too long!
ReplyDeleteSo, you've moved to paradise! Nice one Shen! It looks like tropical fruit heaven.
Yay for me! i finally starting living my life. Wish I had that bravery to do it many years ago.
DeleteOh my goodness look at Thumper!! That was too darn cute!! Nothing beats a really great pineapple… who knew it had multiple uses!!
ReplyDeleteI just got apricot jam from a farmer's market and I'm going to have to try it on an Ezekiel English muffin with Tofutti! Yours looks so good!