the adventures of pinkaholic girl

Clementines seem to be a wholly "english" thing to me, since I hadn't seen them in Australia before. They're pretty much seedless mandarins, and when they're in season they're exceptionally tasty. Outside of season they're difficult to peel and can be hard and sour, which is not so good. The fact that they're back in season again reminds me of winter last year, wandering up and down the church street market on saturdays with cold air and grey skies.  I can't believe it's been a year since I was doing that. Where does time go?

 

some more wandering around the hammersmith farmers' market at lunch today reminds me of all the different Christmas comfort food that is around here - mince pies, Christmas puddings, brandy butter, clotted creams, bread and butter pudding, stollen cake, yule logs, and all the different types of preserves and jams you can eat with all of it. I never delved into any of this food while I was back in Sydney, and there's a large range of other foods you get used to here that aren't available at home. It's going to be hard to leave it all behind when it's time to go back...