Fresh Ripe Fruit and Flowers

What is it that makes me want to talk about fresh ripe fruit and flowers ?

Maybe it is because I am currently living in a place that is frozen and in the middle of winter, and we have neither readily available to us from our gardens . . We do have lots of them in the growing season , but not now.

Every year I go to Kauai, the garden island . It is full of ripe fruit and flowers . People bring me fresh fruit and flowers to my kitchen where I cook . I also go to the local farmer's market and but tons of them there .

My faves are mangoes and papayas. Then pineapples and liliquoi and guavas. there is something sensual about tropical fruits . They make my heart sing . Oh , also this crazy fruit called dragonfruit , which is hot pink. lets see if i can find some pictures of them , and my sumpuous kitchen in Kauai.