Lots of mangoes are falling from the trees now. But this year they’re falling at a pretty manageable rate. We processed a bunch of them this morning after we made a gigantic papaya and mango salad with passion fruit yogurt sauce. Yes, the passion fruit that we planted around the pool deck is starting to come now, too.

I love passion fruit. I love the unruly vines, the fragrant flowers and the tart juicy seedy slimy insides. Michael doesn’t like the seeds, so we usually scoop out the pulpy insides and run them through the blender to loosen the fibers from the seeds, then strain the juice into a bowl or cup for use in smoothies or just to drink.

There are still a couple of mangoes in the bowl that should ripen tomorrow or the next day.

We will bring whatever falls tomorrow, along with the ripening ones to our massage clients. They have a three kids and a live-in nanny to feed. And they all love mangoes. To eat, in smoothies, in daiquiris, etc.

Yesterday I made a mango upside-down cake. My first attempt at it. It’s just okay. Needs cinnamon. Maybe I’ll get some vanilla ice cream. That’ll help us eat it faster. Next on my list is a mango cheesecake. But we’ve gotta eat this one first.

Another new and exciting outlet for the abundant fruit this year is a sorbet shop which just opened in Gallows Bay. The proprietor used to wait tables at the Galleon. We’ve seen him most recently at the Buccaneer. He told us what his next venture would be and that he’d be looking for any local fruit for his sorbets.

Great! So besides giving them to friends and clients, we can bring stuff there!

I hope his business does well so we don’t start drowning in fruit again.

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