Homework

My Belovedary and I went out and did the circuit of our favorite Asian markets for lunch today.  I needed some downtime before I went stark raving book-bonkers, and I’ve been missing the Belovedary due to spending so much time lately going stark raving book-bonkers.  He had the day off, so away we went.

The dragonfruit were splendid.  I’ve never seen such beautiful ones for sale in this country.  That’s why I bought three.  What a treat!  The cherimoya is very nearly ripe.  It’s one of the Belovedary’s favorites.

I also got myself these, one of my all-time favorite Sichuanese treats: fried peanuts with chiles, Sichuan pepper, and salt.  I make them at home sometimes, but I have to confess that there’s something to be said for not having to go to the trouble of frying up peanuts when you want a snack.

We bought some other things… red yeast rice, spicy tofu snacks, a big sack of dry Salvadoran red beans, a big bag of dried guajillo chiles, ginger, that sort of thing.  We had a good time.

And so we go back to work.