Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts & Seeds

Thanks to our donor, we still were able to have muskmelon in July. Generally, we make juice out of muskmelon. Everything is churned except the skin. So yes, we are grinding the seeds, too. But in this picture, I am eating two slices of it including the seeds. They'll just pass out but not before feeding some to my good bacteria. The plums are local. We paid Rs.30 per kilo. It's small variety but sweet. The peaches are also local. Vendors were selling them for Rs.80 per kilo but we paid Rs.40 per kilo. My husband is a very good price negotiator. Lol! No, the truth is he just knows the real prices for these fruits. Once at Horticulture Khirsu, we paid Rs.20 per kilo. And we are regulars and we buy so much from these vendors that quite a few times we were asked if we had a store of our own. When answered that the amount we were buying was for personal consumption, the inquirer was kind of shock, in awe. Then there's lychee. I call them 'my rambutan in India'.

Our breakfast is 99 percent raw except for a few days when we run out of fruits because it's the fifth or sixth day after marketing. Today is one of those days when we had a boiled then sauteed baby potatoes. But first we had a glass of banana (not in the picture) each after a walk with our two fur-friends, Perci and Meegnu. It's a 7 inches in diameter plate and it's for two people! This is quite a very simple recipe. ~Baby potatoes, par-boiled, cooled in running cold water, peeled (skin kept aside), and halved (the bigger ones). ~Heated ample amount of mustard oil (tastes better in mustard oil) and fry baby potatoes in medium flame until they become brown. ~Sprinkle salt. ~When brown add potato skin and red chili powder, mix and saute' for about 2-3 minutes. ~Serve. I made eleven small potatoes for two people for breakfast. The only drawback in this recipe is it's oily. Otherwise, it's incredibly yummy. Then while waiting for this potato dish t