Summer is coming

When I see boxes of mangoes stacked up in the front of our local fruit market, I know summer is around the corner. We love mangoes, usually I buy a box which has about 14 mangoes and it will last us about a week, since we share the box with my parents. Freshly cut mangoes, mango smoothies, mango puddings, mangoes in konnyaku jelly.

I bought a box of R2E2 mangoes today for $19.98. A friend has ordered a cake, finger food and desserts for a dinner party tomorrow. I think I am going to make Mangomisu as the dessert.

Fruit Pastry Cake

I saw photos of this lovely cake in a few blogs over the last few months. I decided to try out the recipe. Not too difficult. I substituted the sour cream with buttermilk. I love the slight hint of lemon in the cake, cuts through the butter taste.

Strawberries and Cherries

It's strawberry season in Australia, it starts in May and finishes in October. Strawberries are so cheap lately, a punnet costs about $1.99 in the fruit market or supermarkets. The strawberries we buy in Sydney are mainly grown in Queensland, in the beautiful Sunshine Coast, just north of Brisbane.

Strawberries are the only fruit with their seeds on the outside. They are also packed with Vitamin C which is important in the winter season to keep away the colds and flu.


I made french toast for breakfast this morning and served it with strawberries.


Cherries are one of my favourite stone fruits. Whilst it is not cherry season (it is a summer fruit), in winter, the cherries sold in the fruit markets and supermarkets are imported from USA. These dark red cherries are absolutely crunchy and sweet.