There’s this grocery store I only half like and it rhymes with Schrader Joe’s. I love their flowers, variety of cheeses and cheap bottles of booze, but man do they make me mad sometimes. I went in there bright and early a few days ago and was pleasantly surprised to find that they were carrying green papayas. I happily bought one, attempted to make this salad, only to be stalled when I cut into the dang “green papaya” to learn that it was in fact a red papaya. So, there I was “stuck” with this beautiful papaya that had no home, no future. I adopted it and remembered that I had been wanting to make lemon bars without the lemon part. I have issues with lemon desserts. I’ve divulged this info before, I think. Every so often I love it but lemon bars are usually not my thing. They usually just result in me making a less than pleasing face. Pucker central, USA. I’ve actually been seeing lots of papaya in smoothies and I want to do this! I’m thinking a thick papaya, banana, coconut situation sounds uh-mazing. Or even a papaya lassi with cardamom and a dash of nutmeg. …

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