Vegan MoFo day#16/Pasta Della California-Veganomican

We've been getting some of the best avocados from the Farmers Market, I mean just perfect!  They are also still so inexpensive right now that we keep a good amount in the house for salads and sandwiches.

With the weather being a bit warmer and having arugula and broccoli in the refrigerator I knew what I was going to make for dinner.  Pasta Della California from Veganomicon is one of our favorites.  The first time I made this I was skeptical about having warm avocados with pasta but the results were amazing!  Dave called me up yesterday and asked what the dinner menu was and when I told him, he was very very happy.   If you haven't tried this yet you must, I promise you'll love it. My mouth is watering again just wishing I had some leftovers to eat. 

Aren't these pomegranates beautiful!  My mother-in-law gave us about 6 when we went down to

there this past Saturday night to watch Pierce College play football.  My father-in-law is a football coach for them.  So anyways, she says it's too much work to take the seeds out.  This is the deal, it's easier to take the time and just seed them all at once and to put in a bowl and store in refrigerator.  They don't last long in our place and will probably be gone tomorrow.  Fill a big bowl of water, place in the sink and cut in half.  Then you just break and seed them in the water so there is no juice spurting out everywhere.  The result is tasty and great for you pomegranate seeds.  No added sugar and no concentrate, just pure crunchy with a burst of juice right in your mouth.    

Until tomorrow!

POM Wonderful Review

Good morning to you!  Hey I just realized this will be my second post within a weeks time. That must mean I'm getting back into the swing of things.  Slowly.....

My last post I wrote about my vegan journey and I loved reading all of your comments.  I think sharing our stories of how we have gotten to this point in our life really helps strengthen our decision to be vegan. It also help others to see that it is reachable.  I hope to continue reading your stories and many more who decide to make the change to a vegan lifestyle.

Below is my review of POM Wonderful juice.

I was more than happy to have the opportunity to try a case of  POM Wonderful.  

Growing up, my grandparents had a huge pomegranate tree in their backyard.  My mom would have us open the fruit up outside and eat them outside so there would be no mess in the house.  Yum!  So anyways, Keaton, Dave and I tried the juice out and we really liked it! Each bottle went a long way because we used it in our tea, added it to sparkling water, lemonade, or just added more water , since it's from %100 percent pomegranate juice concentrate. It has a full deep pomegranate taste, so adding extra water to it didn't dilute the taste too much. 

You can also reduce the juice down  and make a lovely syrup to pour over pancakes, non-dairy ice cream or even tofu! 

Pomegranates are LOADED with antioxidants!  The antioxidants in Pomegranates are higher than even red wine!  It's a superpower of antioxidants.

So with that being said here are some other great facts about POM Wonderful:

They are a California company up in the San Joaquin Valley

Wonderful is actually the name of the type of pomegranate they used(who knew there were different varieties?)

They use up every part of the fruit in some way

They manufacture their bottles right next to their filling plant=less transportation waste

They grow, harvest, process and ship their own pomegranates

They use a drip irrigation system=less water usage 

There you have it!  For those of us that live in California we have a local company that we can support.  For all of us that love pomegranates and want to have some available to us year round this is a great choice!

Next blog:

Do organic veggies really cost more?

 

How much do you think all of this cost?  There are 6 cucumbers, 8 large zucchinis, 2 large heads of lettuce, 5 beets, 1 large sweet onion, 2 lemons, head of garlic, 1 small silverline melon and 1 bunch of parsley.