tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post6566171345317904628..comments2024-03-19T14:35:15.841+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: Summer Fruit Salad, Darling!Johanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-85177288769764538672009-01-09T17:27:00.000+11:002009-01-09T17:27:00.000+11:00Thanks Lorraine - hot days make me crave fruit! h...Thanks Lorraine - hot days make me crave fruit! hope the heat isn't too unbearable for you<BR/><BR/>Thanks Ashley - sorry not to be able to share the bounty of summer fruit - hope you are enjoying your winter warming soups and baking til your fruit availablility improves!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-66728856068495312782009-01-09T10:30:00.000+11:002009-01-09T10:30:00.000+11:00Happy new year - and congratulations, I've picked ...Happy new year - and congratulations, I've <A HREF="http://rachelcotterill.blogspot.com/2009/01/ahoy-there.html" REL="nofollow">picked you</A> as one of five bloggers to whom I can pass on the <A HREF="http://threegoldsinonetournament.blogspot.com/2008/12/what-is-hoy.html" REL="nofollow">A Hoy award</A>. This post is another classic example of how everything you do is colourful, innovative or both. See either of those links for the rules if you would like to pass this along.Rachel Cotterillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08969719330048416996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-64834432388239325712009-01-07T02:09:00.000+11:002009-01-07T02:09:00.000+11:00Oh I'm jealous of all your fresh summer fruit! All...Oh I'm jealous of all your fresh summer fruit! All I have right now are apples and oranges.eatme_delicioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657772782487330009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-20761158746677031402009-01-06T22:41:00.000+11:002009-01-06T22:41:00.000+11:00That salad is making me lustful, especially in thi...That salad is making me lustful, especially in this heat! Delicious!<BR/><BR/>I've never thought of putting parsnip on pizza, thanks for the tip :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-67318643984668890382009-01-06T20:18:00.000+11:002009-01-06T20:18:00.000+11:00Thanks Ricki, darling :-) this is the fruit salad...Thanks Ricki, darling :-) this is the fruit salad I dream about in winter so wish I could send you a big bowl of the stuff!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Lysy - you probably find it easier to find a pleasing fruit salad - and as for mashing root vegies for pizza - I got the idea from a carrot pizza that has long fascinated me in one of my cookbooks (I think a sarah brown)<BR/><BR/>thanks Frances - baking pizza is not for hot weather (unless it is takeaway or in a mud oven in the backyard) Re the mash - I was pleased for an easy way to use up the last of the Christmas parsnips<BR/><BR/>Thanks Vegetation - how sad such beautiful fruit hurts your belly - I hope you can eat it in small amounts at least!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Catherine - my theory on the ubiquitous melon in fruit salad is that it is cheap which just makes me cross - glad to share a nice melon-free salad with you!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Lucy - happy new year - I am sure I would visit the prahran market more if it was closer to me - it does have great food! And yes cherries are fantastic at the moment - even the handful from the supermarket on the weekend was wonderful! And I have learnt to eat a little watermelon on the odd occasion but not in fruit salad<BR/><BR/>Thanks AVAT - of all melons I understand watermelon the best because the colour is lovely - I have just made apricot chutney because I wanted to make the most of them but was hard not to eat them raw - got the idea for broccoli on pizza from a fab pizza place I no longer live so close to! sigh!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-63152488235243336432009-01-06T12:45:00.000+11:002009-01-06T12:45:00.000+11:00That fruit salad looks great! I must confess that ...That fruit salad looks great! I must confess that I am a big fan of melons, especially watermelon. However this weekend I found myself laden with stone fruit, the apricots out here are fantastic right now. <BR/><BR/>I am intrigued by the idea of broccoli on pizza.stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09751546842854214664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-16731055034897745472009-01-06T12:03:00.000+11:002009-01-06T12:03:00.000+11:00Happy New Year, darlin'!I think I know just the bl...Happy New Year, darlin'!<BR/><BR/>I think I know just the blokes you mention. Lovely fellows. That market? I love it eve more than The Queen Vic herself. <BR/><BR/>Just got back from there with, among many other bits and pieces, a bag of cherries myself. Aren't they beautiful? Right now, they're better than they were before Christmas. <BR/><BR/>Actually, I quite like melons. In a way. The day must be boiling hot and the melon freezing cold and they musn't be in my salad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-1468911010064648772009-01-06T11:07:00.000+11:002009-01-06T11:07:00.000+11:00I can't stand watermelon or rockmelon (even the sm...I can't stand watermelon or rockmelon (even the smell)I pretty much only make fruit salad at home as everyone - everywhere *slight exaggeration* seems to think that it is an essential part. <BR/>Your salad however, looks delicious!! <BR/>Now to convince the rest of the world that melons are evil....Single White Femalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05145303932348678410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-50558562450463092612009-01-06T08:44:00.000+11:002009-01-06T08:44:00.000+11:00Mmmm that fruit salad looks delectable! I wish I c...Mmmm that fruit salad looks delectable! I wish I could eat a bowl of fruit without it hurting my belly :( <BR/><BR/>And I agree, I like melon, but so many fruit salads are 90% watermelon!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01418079315150652057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-61132734455206751562009-01-06T06:53:00.000+11:002009-01-06T06:53:00.000+11:00I love both these idea johanna! Your fruit salad ...I love both these idea johanna! Your fruit salad looks luscious, and i'm always on the lookout for pizza topping ideas. I hadn't come across the concept of a mash instead of of a tomato paste type spread, but I love it and can't wait to try it. I'm just going to wait for the temp to tip down below 30 again before i do!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-23542776876470349342009-01-06T04:52:00.000+11:002009-01-06T04:52:00.000+11:00I have to admit that I'm a big lover of melon myse...I have to admit that I'm a big lover of melon myself, but I would definitely have appreciated your fruit salad melon or no melon! What an interesting idea for a pizza topping, too - I've never thought of mashing root veggies to go on top but I bet it went well with the tasty cheese.Lysyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13415024852684873909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-75056592648120010182009-01-06T01:53:00.000+11:002009-01-06T01:53:00.000+11:00Your salad sound heavenly, darling! I'm not a hug...Your salad sound heavenly, darling! I'm not a huge fan of melons, either, but am happy to have a little in a gorgeous fruit salad such as this. Will have to wait until our summer, I guess!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com