So, I've decided to "get hip" and see what blogging is all about. If you're looking for something to read that follows my mind around, you'll be in for a ride on a scrambler. My mind wanders and rambles, but I'll eventually have a point.
This past weekend, I walked by a display of pomegranates at the grocery store and decided they would be fun to try. Let me tell you, you'll need about 30 minutes of time set aside to get these things cut and seeded. First you have to cut off the ends, then score the fruit into quartered sections. When you're ready to seed the fruit, put it all in a big bowl of water (they're very likely to spray and stain). Then it's like popping little red kernels of corn off the cob, but under water. At least each one yields about a cup of seeds.
But then the question is, "what do you do with pomegranate seeds?" Recipes were somewhat limited, so I've just been dropping them into yogurt, topping bowls of cereal and trying to get other people to try them. They taste like a combination of raspberries and cranberries (not sure how ripe the fruit I bought was). So, my next attempt will be to add them to some muffins or bars that would call for those berries and see how they fare. They're also kind of seedy like raspberries (more like one bigger seed per "seed", I guess - since they are called pomegranate seeds, duh!)
Anyway, I think they're worth a try. But I have a new-found appreciation for the slightly more-expensive drinks featuring pomegranate juice. I think it'll be worth the cost to enjoy the juice without the work!