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Pomegranate Kir Royal

January 27th, 2009

Ok, we admit. One of the pomegranate benefits that we like best is its taste. One thing that you will want to try out, perhaps at your Super Bowl party, is a pomegranate kir royal (royale). Just because it is a guys game and night, doesn’t mean you can spice it up with nice tasty and classy drinks. Go out and purchase a decent bottle of sparkling wine. This would actually be what is known as a Kir Petillant. Anyway, try adding some pomegranate seeds as well as some pomegranate liqueur to your glass for a nice twist on the Kir drink and an alternative to beer on Sunday.

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Pomegranate history in US

January 20th, 2009

Pomegranates are only available as a fresh fruit in the United States, from places like California, September through January. A fresh pomegranate is a scrumptious nugget of food heaven that can play an integral role in your food. Despite its recent popularity, few people realize that the pomegranate is not as exotic as you might think. What makes the pomegranate pop is the inner red arils that contain tart and sweet flavor bursts. Really, you can complement both your sweet and savory dishes with the pomegranate. We think that Spanish religious missionaries imported the fruit to California in the colonial period. The strongest area of pomegranate production is the San Jaoquin Valley.

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Pomegranate Benefits Over Poppy Benefits

January 11th, 2009

In Afghanistan, pomegranates are beginning to replace poppies, used for making opium and heroin, as a staple crop in the region.  In Afghanistan, the pomegranate is known as anar.  As the article mentions, the pomegranate is somewhat trendy in Europe and the United States, mostly because of the health benefits of the fruit.

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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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