Kajikit wrote:

> I bought a pair of green plantains about three weeks ago and left them
> to ripen. I didn't realise how long it would take, but they were just
> right for cooking the other day... so I made some tostadas to go with
> the pork, but since there weren't very many of them I made some mashed
> potatoes (okay, I confess, they came out of a packet - I was too busy
> wrestling with the tostadas to make them properly!) and we had a
> little cornbread in the freezer so we had that too. The tostadas were
> slightly overcooked, but they tasted great anyway...
>
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...ome-and-garden

You take nice photos, thanks for sharing them. Lately, I have been
buying plantains and Japanese eggplant at the Asian market (such as it
is). I am trying all I can to keep the store in business.

It is always hard to judge when they will be ripe, and I really like
them fried, so it takes a long time for them to ripen. I buy tostones in
the bag because they are so convenient.

Becca