To me, it's awe inspiring to watch Thai ladies, so deft at their craft, pounding a Som Tum or Green Papaya Salad. My first experience with Som Tum was at the Mindil Beach Sunset Markets in Darwin. It was a 35-degree C afternoon, and Peter and I sat on the beach (with about a thousand others), watching the sunset whilst relishing every morsel of this refreshing and flavoursome salad. It has since become a favourite on our menu at home.
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All of a sudden, in the twilight, she made out a bed of strawberries, and the longing of her childhood burst forth. “Strawberries! Strawberries! There are some here: I can feel them! ... A plate, Zoe. Come and pick strawberries.” — Nana by Emile Zola 1840-1902.
After lining up to buy piping hot pies from Sebastian's Gum Tree Pies at the Farmer's Market this morning, Peter, my dear best friend, Christine, and I sat to catch up and chat a while. As we munched, we agreed that Sebastian's pastry and filings were quite superb, and noted that Sebastian had won eleven awards at the Great Aussie Meat Pie Competition last week.
A friend has an assortment of citrus trees that bear such an overwhelming amount of fruit that she feels she has exhausted all possible ideas for utilising the crop, so she asked me to come to the rescue with a few ideas.
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