Blogspot Gremlins Ate My Recipes

and I'm not surprised, they were really good!

OK the kitchen renos are nearly complete so I'm sorry no recipes, they got eaten last time and I ended up with a blank post, so here come the pictures anyway...

Here's what happened to my jicama:               Jicama Ravioli with Basil/Walnut Pesto and Red Velvet Sauce.

Jicama Julienned with Pear, Hazelnuts and Avocado Dressing

 Classic hot summer recipe -  Watermelon and Jicama Salad with Chilli and Mint - juicy! 

I also promised to eviscerate and expose the guts of my other tubers, and I did, it's coming - the whole process of peeling, slicing and dehydrating is documented but I was so disappointed!  Purple sweet potato (which is white on the outside, unlike white sweet potato which is purple on the outside) is so incredibly starchy I'd rather extract the juices to starch and iron my collars - that's if I wore collars, or better, a ruff.  But who irons anyway?

Maybe more for the worms

Translation: I haven't yet hatched a plan for these starchy little felons they're in stasis in a bag in the cupboard.

 purple sweet pot = white outside, purple inside.

 white sweet pot = purply outside, white inside... not confusing.

Do I need to come back with a photo of disappointing chips? let's leave it there and I'll be back with something lovely!  Really soon.

ten dollar tuber

... and worth every cent!

This is a really BIG BABY (OK nowhere near as big as Udo Kier in The Kingdom but I digress already) - it was the last one at the supermarket until 'soon' and it's all mine.

I FOUND JICAMA IN PERTH!

Sweet, crunchy, delicious, juicy, versatile, wonderful jicama.

It masquerades as 'yam bean' in asian food stores, and we have it!

This one I'll probably just slice on the mandoline, mix with bean sprouts, coriander and we'll see what's in the fridge with mango and lime sauce, but you can do so many things with it.  This one will go a long way.

 IT'S HUGE!

I shall endeavour to showcase jicama's talents here soon,  

I'm still buzzing from the shopkeeper telling me that in twenty years she'd never seen it in Perth, and the best bit:  "I've never seen a western person buy this"  Haha!!  Happy me!

I love you so much I'm going to eat you tonight.

mwah!

But before I go, here are a few more reasons I love Asian supermarkets:

fungal dichotomy -

You like green coconut? I like mine psychologically underdeveloped - 

 A trio of little beauties - young coconut, jicama/yam bean and purple sweet potato
I promise to slice them open and show off their insides.

and here's that baby buddha hand citron in focus.