Virtually every food changes its flavor when cooked in addition to changing its texture. How you cook a food can also provide it with a different flavor. I like the flavor cooked broccoli, for example, but find little or no flavor to raw broccoli.

Within almost every type of fruit there are a variety of flavors due to the ripeness of the fruit and the variety. Think of a standard grocery store banana, which is a Cavendish. When it is green there is little flavor and what there is almost seems a little mouth puckering acrid. When the banana turns yellow it has a mild banana flavor but little odor. As it becomes 'over ripe' more of the starches turn into sugars and the banana tastes and smells very much like banana. If you are making something like banana bread, you must use those over ripe bananas that are about to collapse in a mush if you want "banana" flavor in the final product.

When I walk into a produce department I take a deep sniff. What I smell is what is ripe and getting over-ripe. I will find my best product in that display. Some things are packaged or skinned such that you don't get to smell so you have to use other cues as to whether they are ripe.

When a peach or a mango is not ripe the flesh is just a little more exciting than a raw potato. When ripe, both have a sweet, floral smell and taste. We have three types of mango trees that are old enough to produce. One I don't like because there is something in the flavor that reminds me of soap. Another one is absolutely huge (can get up to 5#) but the flavor is pretty much as uninteresting as grocery store mango. It is our big tree that produces fruit up to about 2# each. The ripe fruit frozen still has the flavor and floral notes even a year later when it is thawed. Without the flavor there is little point in preserving the fruit.

I understand. Some fruits (tomatoes, peaches and avocados), I like the flavor when they are very ripe. Others, as you stated, taste like raw potatoes.

I planted some watermelon seeds in the long balcony box this morning. I worked from home yesterday, so I'm looking forward to going in today.

Work. Back care. Whatever else the back will do.

If I can find fresh peaches, I will make peach crisp.
In the summer, I love to have fresh blueberries or peaches on cereal for breakfast. Since I do not want to consume raw fruits this year, making fruit crisps, with oats, will have to satisfy my cravings. (Boo-hoo, poor little me. lol)
I also need to catch up on chores left over from my recent "do today" lists.... Like washing the doors on kitchen cabinets and deep conditioning my dry hair.



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wales, what's the risk of raw fruits after washing them?

Since I do not know the answer, I am very reluctant to find out,

Interesting. I went to Mayo Clinic website for more information. I linked to it for brave people. Others can just search various site if they need more information. The expert there states that the virus can live on foods up to two or three days. Hmm.

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I finally got my mani-pedi. I was impressed with the measures the salon took to keep their employees and customers safe, except when it came time to pay.

There were plexiglass shields set up as barriers between the customer and employee at each station. The pedicure lounges were not six feet apart, but customers were spaced out. All employees and customers were wearing masks.

When I got my manicure, I was not directed to wash my hands. The hand wash station was not contact free.

When it came time for me to pay for my services, I let him know I was using Samsung Pay. I couldn't reach over the counter due to a floor display. I couldn't give him my phone because the app needed my thumbprint. He couldn't hand me the terminal because it was screwed to the counter. The only option was for me to go to the terminal, and it was in a tight space.

My hands and feet are soft, and my brows are tamed...well worth it!

Eye doctor appointment (and picked new glasses). The office had really thought through their safety measures, which included temperature taken upon arrival and retinal photograph taken so the doctor didn't have to reach in close to examine eyes. On the eyeglass side, only one customer in area at a time. Each frame I tried on/discarded went in a special tray so they could be disinfected before going back up.

My favorite local nail salon just opened today. I will check it out soon, since they also change watch batteries (for by far the best local price). If I like the arrangements, I will make a pedicure appointment. Pre-pandemic this place really had good health and safety practices, so I expect good things.

Also, I finally found an in-stock , on sale, highly rated,clothes dryer that I can see, in person, before buying. Great sale price and 1 mile away! Will make an appointment for that, also.

Work. A bunch of little errands with the hubby because I needed more information. 'Does this have to happen today?" grunt. 'We are remote, and these items will not be picked up until Monday. They will be delivered on Tuesday, so there is no effective overnight delivery and no need to do this right now.' finger/glare. 'You can't do that-- it is illegal, or at least really frigggggin' dumb!' blank stare/a twitch. time passes. he receives communication from... someone. he speaks. Oh! I have to do something else. That can't be done! [I did not say I told you so, but I really wanted to to that and punctuate it digitally.] He is doing something, which he swears does not involve mystery shops, for an alleged person who allegedly receives eight thousand dollars every few weeks and allegedly cannot figure out how to have money to buy food for their alleged kid.

So tell me. If you received eight thousand dollars a few times a month, could you figure out how to feed your kid (if you had one)?

But enough of that. He was helpful in other ways. He completed some of his house tasks and ordered the Chinese for delivery. Huzzah.

I frequently made chili when I was married. It turned out perfect every single time. When I make it now, it tastes like crap. I have to find another use for ground chicken.

Work. Relax until more work. Sleep a few minutes until still more work.

I think I see a pattern here...

Tried to visit a small independent bookstore based on what Google said their hours were. They were closed, with a sign indicating they were order online/pick up only. This is not the first time Google has gotten it wrong in the past few weeks; I need to remember to independently verify information.

KathyG, you are so correct! I've come to rely on Google way more than I should, only to get burned on wrong locations, wrong times, etc.

Who does the updates at Google? Does Google have researchers for this, or do website owners update their own info?

Dropped off SO at the hospital for some minor surgery around dawn this morning. Can't wait around there so home to bug bomb the house when it won't inconvenience anyone. Got a little infestation of varmints towards the end of dry season so time to make sure they haven't decided to make my home their permanent new digs.

This morning, I unpacked some Amazon deliveries, emptied the dishwasher and made lunch for the next couple of days.

not doing any jobs. My car went out on me on the way back from 2 jobs Friday and I can't schedule any jobs until the car is repaired. Probably tomorrow. Not going to schedule anything until the car is repaired for sure.!!

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Going to visit my Dear Aunt, outside in a tent. Well Distanced! And finally bring her her spring clothes!

Can't find a single mystery shop to do on the way.

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I have an appointment to see, and probably order, a clothes dryer and a plinth for it. Long-time housemate will go along. She is always good for a "sanity check."



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@walesmaven wrote:

and a plinth for it.

You sent me to my dictionary with that word! A new word learned!

Flash, how did the surgery go?

@Flash wrote:

Dropped off SO at the hospital for some minor surgery around dawn this morning. Can't wait around there so home to bug bomb the house when it won't inconvenience anyone. Got a little infestation of varmints towards the end of dry season so time to make sure they haven't decided to make my home their permanent new digs.

Quick and easy apparently. I spoke with SO in recovery and he was supposed to call when he got to a room. I've heard nothing more. Annoying that I can't see him until I pick him up at the curb on discharge.

@guysmom wrote:

@walesmaven wrote:

and a plinth for it.

You sent me to my dictionary with that word! A new word learned!

I knew that one and have heard it several times in the past month or so as the bust of General Lee belongs to the Sons of the Confederacy and the plinth belongs to the County. Discussions about sandblasting and repurposing the plinth seem to make nobody happy.

Best Buy visit had to be rescheduled for tomorrow. Good thing because I found a second great match for our needs, also at Best Buy (web site) and was able to have an online chat with someone about availability. The news was good and I would not mind saving $100 or so on a very comparable model to the one originally in "first place." Plinths are expensive items, but aging backs indicate that raising the dryer will be welcomed by the housemates.

Since I had some free time, and was passing Aldi on an errand, I saw that there was no line there! So, I popped in and actually found my favorite beard (out of stock for 2+ months) as well as favorite chocolates. No jalepenos there though. That will hive to wait for Thursday's stop at a market that carries a lot of local veggies as well as the mulch that I need.

I have been a loyal fan of OnGossamer bras for 10 years. Their quality has gone down considerably the past 4 years or so. I complained and they replaced all of the bras that had issues, but did not get to the bottom of the quality problems. They gave me a credit. I let them know if the quality problems have not been addressed, the bras would have the same fate.

Now to find a new fave.

Ah. Bras. When I was a small-ish size, I liked the lily of france (?) bits of nothing that never produced a line. T-shirt bras before the phrase was a thing. Now, I like anything with at least four hooks deep on the back, straps strong enough to support a backpack for a week, and not too many features that I don't like. (I really gotta work harder on this weight thing. I want sweeter bras...)

My Dad's birthday is this week. He's going to be 80! He is just as strong and mentally sharp as he was when I was a kid.

I usually get cards from Target. The Father's Day cards had no matching envelopes. I went to the USPS to get his card. I signed and sealed it before I paid for it. UGH!

Luckily, the same card was on the rack. I took that, let the clerk know what happened, and paid for my full purchase.