Surprise salad

Doing my mother proud

Because all meals need some veggie content.
Because my mother told me so.
Because I believe her.
Because she is just so right.
And because I love colorful salad.

Here's what I used:
For the salad
1 big tomato
1 medium sized capsicum
1 medium cucumber
2 medium carrots
A handful of olives
A handful of fresh corn

For the dressing
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
Lots of olive oil
1 tsp mustard
A splash of Balsamic vinegar
A pinch of salt
Lots of freshly ground pepper
Assorted herbs, as your heart fancies
A dash of sugar
Juice of half a lime

Mango parfait

Using up the last mangoes of the season, to fix a wretched day

Lets just say today needed fixing. When you spend a Saturday glued to your computer, in an office chair, it needs fixing. So I decided Id welcome the rains, by saying goodbye to the summer, by finishing up the last of the mangoes. Iv discovered theese glorious Goan mangoes and enjoyed them thoroughly this summer. So there!

I basically followed the Strawberry Parfait recipe, just replacing strawberries with chopped fresh mangoes, that were so sweet they didnt need added sugar! Anand tried this a few days ago with fresh peaches thrown in, and he said it was divine (for those of you who like to pair interesting flavours). However, today I had no time to go look for peaches. I needed comforting, and I needed it quickly.

So Im not going to elaborate the recipe all over again. Just leaving you with some pictures. Try this one, quick! Before the mangoes say goodbye for the year!