What's in season? Pomegranates
Join L.A. Times Food Editor and cookbook author Russ Parsons in cooking through the seasons. It's your guide to what's fresh now at the market -- and what to do with it once you get home:
What's fresh now? Pomegranates. Sweet and tangy as they are, pomegranates are undoubtedly the "un-convenience" fruit. Few other foods demand as much of the eater. Not only do you have to break through that tough, leathery outer shell, but then you have to pry apart the pith to get to the delicious, though admittedly seedy, edible parts.
Click here for an easy way to clean a pomegranate, and some recipes for putting them to good use.
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A good reminder to start adding more pomegranate juice to my diet. I hear it's good for the skin.
Posted by: Natalie DeJohn | October 31, 2009 at 11:36 AM