Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Summer in Veracruz

Summer is upon us here and with it brings the cooler weather. Drizzly 60's at night, sunny 80's in the day.
Perfect if you ask me. The garden is growing fast and I'm still surprised to see the Kale and Collards just cranking like winter in Florida.  I guess they'll go all year here and turn into small trees.
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The neighbors Haas and our criollo avocados are in full swing with hundreds of fruit each. The criollo is like a creamier Haas with a thin skin, delish!




Another kink of avocado here is another native tree call "El Chinene". I don't know how to describe its flavor except for maybe a smokey light haas. The town is full of these and so we gorge daily on them. Jane has a new recipe for a Alfredo sauce made with avocados, so we'll be trying that real soon.
Here's the chinene...




We also have found the odd melon-tasting fruit called "casabanana" or "Calabaza de Melon" growing around here. I was thrilled to find them here after first seeing one at my buddy Barry's in Fla.
Here they make them into a dessert-like sweet dish. These fruit are great for hanging in the house because they give off a sweet aroma....and they last a long time.



I found them near my buddy Enriques' place here.....



We finally made our way over to the state art museum here in Orizaba a couple miles from the house....


Also made a new Rocket stove a few months ago and have been getting good usage out her......
It's a pretty efficient cooking device for sure....


Till the next post everyone!
Saludos.....
KnJ