A little slice of Heaven...

Over the years, we have spent a lot of money looking for good mangoes - our search propelled by the occasional decent mango - but have had to eventually conclude that there was no such thing as a good mango in Sault Ste Marie! So when we learned that the clinic was on the grounds of a large mango orchard, we were ecstatic!

How even more exciting to learn upon arrival that we had 3 mango trees (and a lemon tree) in our very own yard. We envisioned waking in the morning and harvesting breakfast (and lunch, and supper…) and quickly sought to learn when they would be ripe enough to eat. After 2 months of borderline agony watching the mangoes grow and turn colour (you know the saying ‘a watched pot never boils’), they are FINALLY ready to eat!

One of our 3 very own mango trees!

Imagine our bitter dissapointment when JP and I finally bit in to our first mango from our very own tree and found it to taste worse than many we’ve had in Canada! Turns out that there are many varieties of mangoes and the small stringy variety in our yard is only 1 of dozens of local varieties. Thankfully, the orchard has a number of other FABULOUS varieties that we have been steadily feasting ourselves on all week!

Dinner prep chez les Duchesnes...

But, truth be known, even the best tasting mangoes can get tiresome when eaten ‘en masse’ every day. So…we want you to send us your favorite recipes using mangoes by email or you can post it as a comment so others can enjoy them too!

Looking forward to your suggestions...