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Pomegranate Parfait Recipe

December 30th, 2008

We’ve discussed all of the benefits of enriching your diet with pomegranate, now here’s a chance (and not an alcoholic one this time ).

Here is what you need

  • 1-1/2 cups (2 whole pomegranates) pomegranate seed pips
  • 1/2 cup currants
  • 3/4 cup slivered almonds
  • 1 medium ripe papaya, peeled, seeded, and cut into chunks
  • Juice of 2 oranges (about 1/2 cup orange juice)
  • 4 ounces low-fat cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 6 dried plums
  • 6 lime slices
  • 12 mint leaves

Follow the diretions below and you will get 6 creamy pomegranate parfait desserts:

Stir the pomegranate, currants, and almonds until completely stirred together. Separate the mix evenly between six goblet glasses.

Next get out you food processor.  Put the OJ, papaya, cinnamon, and cream cheeseninto the device. Run the device until pureed.

Divide papaya sauce evenly between the goblets, covering the pomegranate mixture.

If you’d like, you can garnish each with 1 dried plum, 1 lime slice, and 2 mint leaves.

Chill in the refrigerator for about an hour before serving.

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Pomegranate Vodka

December 30th, 2008

These days, when you are looking to buy a bottle of vodka, you can expect to have to make a few choices and decide what flavor you are going to want.  Vodka comes in a wide variety of flavors, you can have cherry vodka, raspberry vodka and now you can get pomegranate vodka!

There are various recipes that you can find online in order to make your own pomegranate vodka, or you can just find a bottle at your local liquor store.  When you do buy the pre-made vodka, you can expect to pay a pretty hefty price for this flavor. Because this flavor is so new to the liquor market, it might be hard to find and once you do find it, you are going to have to have some deep pockets, unless you are willing to go the extra mile and make this vodka on your own.

If you just want some vodka that has that simple taste of pomegranate, just take some pomegranate juice and mix it up with some vodka.  It may sound like a pomegranate martini, and it is similar, but this mixture can easily be mixed with various juices in order to make an even better martini, with a bit of a twist!

If you need to find a decent pomegranate vodka recipe then take a look online.  You can find a bunch of various recipes and recipes for various drinks that are made with pomegranate juice.  If you just want a bottle of pomegranate vodka without the hassle of making it on your own, then check out your local liquor store, or check out online.  You can find hundreds of types of vodka online, all you need is a bit of patience to wait for it to come in the mail.  Take a look around and see what you can find, if you are having a small get together or a themed party of some sort a bottle of pomegranate vodka is going to make quite the impression, but remember to drink responsibly!

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Pomegranate Drinks

December 30th, 2008

Most of us who love to go out for a night on the town like to drink something that really makes our taste buds jump!  If you are looking for a drink with a little bit of a kick, then you should look into pomegranate juice and the drinks that can be made with pomegranate juice!

When you take a juice like pomegranate, you can literally mix the juice with a wide variety of alcohols and you will get a hit!  Take the pomegranate martini, which seems to be incredibly popular when it comes to the female crowd.  All you need is a bit of vodka and some pomegranate juice, and you are all set to go!  If you want to get really fancy, try throwing in a bit of lemon-lime soda to go along with your pomegranate drink.

Those of us who love wine, or love sangria that is, are going to love pomegranate sangria!  If you are having a big party then you can be sure that the pomegranate sangria is going to be a huge hit!  All you really need is some red wine, pomegranate juice, brandy, and some sliced fruit such as oranges and various berries! If you need to find a recipe for this delicious delight, take a look online and see what you can find.

There is so much that you can do when it comes to pomegranate juice and making pomegranate drinks.  If you are looking for something without the alcohol, mix and match with other juices and see what you like.  You cannot really go wrong when it comes to juice and pomegranate drinks. But if you are looking for something that you can serve at a party, then take a look online and see what you can find in the way of pomegranate drinks.  Every pomegranate drink that you bring to your lips will be a hit for your taste buds, just test it all out and see what you like, you are the judge!

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