That would be my actual dream restaurant.

That same texture!

Have you had ripe jackfruit?

Yes but not quite the same as an apple as it's far less juicy (based on the two I had). I'm trying to think of a fruit to compare to on texture but I'm not coming up with one. When my brain pings I'll let you know!

Yes e do that too once we've done some recipes as written for the review! LOTS of tweaking!

Appley but maybe a hint of lime / citrus

We always follow the recipe as closely as we can when reviewing a cookbook.

A red stew of chicken, chickpeas and chorizo in a black saute pan

A red stew of chicken, chickpeas and chorizo in a black saute pan

A red stew of chicken, chickpeas and chorizo in a black saute pan

Portion of red stew of chicken, chickpeas and chorizo in a shallow blue-glazed bowl

Tonight's dinner is another recipe from Ed Smith's Peckish (cookbook).
#foodsky

Sort of appley with maybe a hint of citrus.

We spent 2 weeks in Lebanon on a food-oriented tour run by a fellow food blogger. Just 4 people in our tour group so we really got to experience the people, cuisine, landscapes, culture and above all the people of Lebanon.

My heart dies a little each time I hear of another attack by Israel.

Ate the second snake fruit today. Together the two were £7.14
#foodsky #snakefriit

I bet they were very very very much cheaper there! I paid £4.80 for this one mangosteen! But it was worth it to try a good one! 😁😁😁

Oh how WONDERFUL

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This is the second time I had then and the last time I realised when I opened that they were old and somewhat dried out. This one was far juicier!

Borough market, Raya Grocery, and ask the staff to show you how to pick one that's fully ripe for now or ripe in a few days and how to spot the ones that are not nearly ripe at all.

No not at all. It's creamy and very juicy, the taste is sort of strawberry pineapple apricot? So hard to describe.

The Longan that I shared yesterday are more like lychee but they are smaller and they have black pepper note to the flavour too which I love.

Detritus after eating the mangosteen

Basket of mangosteen in the stall

So creamy and juicy and sweet and delicious!

mangosteen on plate

Partly peeled mangosteen

Peeled mangosteen

One segment of mangosteen

Ate the mangosteen today. It was FABULOUS!
#foodsky

Ridiculously tasty and just £15 for 3 dishes including the bread!!

Lastly, we made a stop at Morris' of Usk to buy some potting compost and some cake!
6/6

Us inside the walls of Caldicot castle

Taken from a picnic table within the walls of Caldicot castle

Bluebells just outside Caldicot castle

Caldicot castle

Then we headed to Caldicot castle for a drink, snack and wander around.
5/6

Magor Marsh, and artwork

Artwork representing the brinkers who farmed the levels

Swan and other bird in water with reeds behind

Ferns catching the sun

...which was full of birds and orange-tipped butterflies. The hide gives some nice views over the small lake.
4/6

Wooden boardwalk in Magor Marsh

Wooden boardwalk in Magor Marsh, the path is partially shaded by trees here

Us

Looking out from the bird hide in Magor Marsh

Then we had a lovely walk around Magor Marsh...
3/6

Pizza on red and white checkerboard tablecloth

3 tapas and a basket of garlic bread on red and white checkerboard tablecloth. There's a bowl of beef stifadi, some king prawns in garlic lemon butter, and fried calamari with lemon aioli.

Outside of the restaurant and the town's war memorial

Lunch was a pizza for Pete and 3 tapas for me...
2/6

Procurator's house in Magor

Plaque in Procurator's house in Magor

Procurator's house in Magor (danger, don't climb sign)

Procurator's house in Magor

A grand day out, Gromit.

A little pootling in Magor to see the ruins of the procurator's house, buy a load of puzzles in a charity shop and have a fantastic lunch at Papi's...

1/6

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I normally only encounter it on American TV shows...

Ouch!
At least with adults its only their own health they are affecting but what I truly can't imagine having to deal with (were I a health professional) are the parents who veto treatment for their children because of their religious beliefs. That needs to be illegal. Maybe it is?

I thank you unsincerely for bringing that into my timeline! 😱👀