What to Make?
I came across pomegranates at the store yesterday and had to bring one home, even though I was in a quandary as to how I would use it. I've got some apples waiting, and I think that making a crisp might the ticket for a cold winter night. I couldn't resist taking a photo of the pips in their raw state- they are such gorgeous little ruby gems that I was tempted to just stand over the sink and eat them right there.
Moira, thanks for stopping by! An American in England? Yay! Another expat blogger on food! I have tried to find other expats with similiar interests in baking/cooking and yours is the first. I see that you just started your blog, great, because then I can keep up from the beginning.
I LOVE your photos, the colors are very warm and realistic. Do you know where your pomegranate came from? I notice that they are like the ones I recently bought at the market. The label said that they were imported from Israel. I have seen other pomegranates (growing here in Italy) but the color is lighter...more like an orangish-yellow, and the seeds are pale, not ruby red like the photo above. Needless to say, I love the taste of them. I sprinkle the pips over a mixed green salad. And on another note, I've put them in Prosecco along with a few slices of mango....yummy!
Okay this is getting too long! May I put a link to you from my page?
Posted by: rowena | January 17, 2005 at 04:51 AM
Hi Rowena,
Thanks for all of your sweet comments! That pomegranate did come from Israel and the outside was very pale, so I didn't expect much. As you can see, it was a complete different story on the inside, though. The crumble that I ended up making tasted fantastic, but I had a brain fart when I put the top together and the result, while tasty, was not very pretty. I bought some persimmons today, and now I'm looking to see what I can make with those...any ideas?
You may absolutely link to me- I think you'll be the first and I'm just thrilled that you asked. I used to live in Hawaii (met and married my husband there, in fact)...please feel free to drop me a line at whowantsseconds@mac.com if you want to talk story!
Aloha and Cheers...
Posted by: Moira | January 17, 2005 at 10:00 AM
I have to say, I probably would have just eaten it on the spot, the sad fate of my last pomegranate. But that's always the problem- I only ever have one pom at a time, and so many things to do with it. Sigh.
They're also really great on fish. Speaking of fish, please feel free to check out my blog (which isn't normally too fishy, but is feeling so inclined at the moment).
Happy blogging, cooking and Englanding!
- raspberry sour
Posted by: raspberry sour | January 18, 2005 at 01:20 AM
Hi RS and thanks for your welcome! I will definitely pop on over to your blog- I love fish and need to get it onto the menu more often.
Cheers...
P.S. Happy "Englanding"...I'll be using that one from now on!
Posted by: Moira | January 18, 2005 at 04:48 PM
Oops, I didn't mean fish in a cooking kind of way, but I guess you'll see for yourself. Not much by way of recipes happening these days, but only 2 more weeks until I have a proper kitchen again!
cheers, raspberry sour
Posted by: raspberry sour | January 18, 2005 at 10:12 PM
Moira, Thanks for linking me. I will do the same for you! Did you photograph all the food pics on your site yourself? They are so beautiful. What kind of camera are you using? I can use all the food photo tips that I can get!
Posted by: Dawn | January 20, 2005 at 01:55 AM
Hi Dawn,
I do take all the photos myself; I use an Olympus C-5060 and really love it! I think practice makes perfect with photography, and a digital camera makes that really easy.
Thanks for the link!
Posted by: Moira | January 20, 2005 at 10:10 AM