pomegranate : Cafe Fernando – Food Blog

It's that time of the year again: Pomegranates everywhere. Well, at least in Istanbul. I consider myself very lucky as Turkey is one of the native lands of the pomegranate. And you're lucky, too. Because if you're looking for ideas on what to do with pomegranates, you've come to the right place. Here are a few pomegranate recipes from Cafe Fernando archives as well as some of my favorite ...

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A quart of this pomegranate sorbet will set you back $12 in San Francisco, $22 ($15 on sale) in New York & Houston, £15 in Scotland, €10 in Tuscany and $35 in Iowa, but a pint of Ben&Jerry's costs almost 13$ here in Istanbul, so I guess we're even. Seriously, if you happen to come across pomegranates on sale, or if you're lucky to have a pomegranate tree ...

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You really didn't think I was done with pomegranates, did you? I am amazed to hear how scarce this amazing fruit is in other parts of the world. A Turkish reader living in Germany said a pomegranate costs 2 Euros there!!! I am so lucky to be living in a city abundant with pomegranates. Did you know that pomegranates have more antioxidant power than cranberry juice or ...

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End of summer means no more deliveries of fresh vegetables and fruits from my dad's garden. It is sad to wake up on a Monday morning and not look forward to a surprise. Right after the weekend they closed our summerhouse for the season, my dad brought a crate full of tiny pomegranates, each the size of a large lemon. Underneath their bright yellow/pink skin were the sweetest ...

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