Jewel of Winter

I got way too excited at the grocery store when I saw that pomegranates are back on the shelf. I absolutely love eating these all throughout the fall season. The tiny pink arils just burst in your mouth with a sweet and tart juice. Pomegranates are considered a "superfood" because they are packed with antioxidants. People always rave about antioxidants, here's why: they neutralize free radicals in our bodies that can lead to aging and disease.

Honestly, I just eat the arils by the spoonful. You can also add them to a spinach or kale salad, your morning yogurt or oatmeal, or cook the arils down to make a sauce or vinaigrette. Don't forget you can extract the juice and add it to a cocktail, duh. FYI - to eat a pomegranate you need to cut it down the middle and pick out the arils from the inedible white membrane parts. It takes a little bit of work, but it's worth it.