It’s the season for papaya! If you’ve never selected this delicious fruit on your supermarket adventures, I highly recommend it. Choose one that’s not too spotted, this means it’s old or bruised. It should feel heavy and give a little when pressed - not hard or it won’t be ripe. The easiest way to eat it is just to slice it up, cut off the skin and squeeze some lime on it. Or if you want to totally blow your friends and family away, serve a papaya smoothie. You will need:

• 1 papaya (if it’s the larger Mexican variety use half)
• 1 banana
• rice, soy or cow’s milk
• 5-10 ice cubes

Put five ice cubes in the blender. Top with the cut and peeled fruit. Pour in about a half cup of milk. (If you don’t like milk you can use water, some liquid gets the whole thing going in the blender.) Blend. Add more ice or milk if it needs it and blend until you get the right consistancy. You can serve with a slice of lime if you like.