baby rambutan

sometimes you just want to try something new.
though the kids have their usual favorites and though they remind me of certain dishes they crave for and want to eat like, right now, i do feel the need to try out new things, much like a singer wants to tackle a new song or refurbish an old one and lift it up to higher levels.
this pineapple ginger salsa as a side for breaded pork chops (method for breading is here but substitute panko for the plain bread crumbs) seemed so unusual at first but when #1son braved a sample, he exclaimed “IT’S GOOD! good combination with the pork chop Mom!”
this is Daisy Martinez’s recipe (Bon Appetit magazine, June 2007). i ratcheted up the salt factor just a bit more (salting the chops before adding seasoned flour). the boys were smacking their lips from the crispy-on-the-outside-juicy-on-the-inside goodness. our one and only daughter is off to her 7th grade class adventure in Cape Cod. mummy’s wringing her hands and fidgeting till her return….
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post pilfered. dismay.

puzzled?! just cook and eat. mad.

meditated. ohmmmm.

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(by the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens)

now that i’ve lost everything to you
you say you wanna start something new
and it’s breakin’ my heart you’re leavin’
baby, i’m grievin’
but if you wanna leave, take good care
hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
but then a lot of nice things turn bad out there

oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
it’s hard to get by just upon a smile
oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
i’ll always remember you like a child, girl

you know i’ve seen a lot of what the world can do
and it’s breakin’ my heart in two
because i never wanna see you sad, girl
don’t be a bad girl
but if you wanna leave, take good care
hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
but just remember there’s a lot of bad and beware