Odds are the majority of you (excluding the Canadians and readers from a handful of other countries) had cranberry sauce a few days ago at Thanksgiving. Cranberry sauce has gained a poor reputation due to the unappealing can-shaped jelly version (you know, the kind you can slice – doesn’t seem natural!). It’s actually surprisingly easy […] Read more…
November 2010 archive
Week 47: Sorghum
Sorghum is a genus of many types of grasses which are native to continents all over the world. The kind of sorghum featured here is used for food (both the grain and the syrup from the plant, which is called sorghum molasses), liquors, animal feed and even biofuel. It is one of the five top […] Read more…
Homemade Pomegranate Soda
A few days ago, I shared a recipe for pomegranate syrup and promised to share more ways to utilize this delicious stuff. This homemade soda couldn’t get any simpler; add some pomegranate syrup to carbonated water and you’re done! Homemade Pomegranate Soda ~4 T pomegranate syrup 1 liter of carbonated water A small handful of […] Read more…
Week 46: Pomegranate
Pomegranates can be found in many grocery stores this time of year (unless you’re in the Southern Hemisphere, where they’re in season from March to May). They grow on trees or shrubs native to the Mediterranean, although they are now grown all over the world since being introduced to Latin American and California by Spanish […] Read more…
An Easy Way to Juice Pomegranates
Earlier this week, I shared an easy way to de-seed pomegranates. What’s next? You can eat the tangy, juicy seeds plain, toss them in salads, yogurt dips or with roasted salmon, or you can juice them. In the past that seemed really difficult and time consuming to me, until I discovered this really simple and […] Read more…