We can rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,and hope does not put us to shame.

Locust Pod

What’s that you’ve got there, David?

Why that’s a roasted locust pod.

A locust pod? I thought locusts are insects!

Yes, but this is the legume, which I think is called the honey locust.

How does it smell?

It’s very pungent, not unlike the smell of a durian. And it sticks to your hands.

How do you eat it?

You have to break apart the tough outer shell first. The guy who sold it had to bust it open with a hefty rock, too! But inside is soft and powdery pulp that you eat.

How does it taste?

First it sucks all the moisture out of your mouth, like trying to down a packet of oyster crackers. But after that, you start to taste its sweetness and the strong flavor.

Would you eat it again?

Only if you paid me to do it.

whisk

Haroon just called me bc he spotted someone selling a whisk. He always seems to make me day. :)

"“The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

purple pie

I crack myself up! It's simply beef pot pie with mashed malanga on top, but look at that color.

pie pans

How excited are you supposed to get about pie pans?! For me, it might be the equivalent of snagging a large umbrella to protect me from the skin-aging sunshine. It was an especially super sa-weet find at the 5th semester sale because I was looking for them.

I'm having an excellent weekend, full of free food. It began yesterday with MP, who is converting to Judaism. He cannot eat the toast, pancakes, or sausage that comes with his breakfast, so I get them! Then, N from Hawaii called me to give me green onions. What a total sweetheart. I went to H's to watch Food Network and eat his delicious pasta casserole. Though, I was saddened that I had to leave before his banana bread was finished baking. I had to go to Golden Dragon restaurant-- the island's bestest!--for free dinner. I had a lime shandy Kubuli and it was killer! Red-faces all around, but it was so much fun!