Tastes of the tropics: watermelon and star apple fruit, with grapefruit on the far platter ©Laurel Kallenbach

On a Jamaica visit, I spent a week at a yoga and creative writing retreat at Bromley, a historic estate perched high in the hills in the St. Ann area. Every morning a platter of fresh tropical fruit appeared on the table. On this day, we dove into grapefruit, watermelon and star apple fruit—along with Jamaican coffee, of course.

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Laurel Kallenbach, freelance writer and editor

 

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  • Chelsea St. Pierre
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    Best photo to see on an icy winter day!

    • Laurel
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      The sun is finally out again here in Colorado, but I do love seeing this during winter. It makes me drool…time for some breakfast.

  • Alyson
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    Oooohhhh…what are those purple things?

    • Laurel
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      Those are star apples: the purple variety. (There’s one yellow star apple on the plate too.)

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