Apple Pomegranate Fruit Rolls

I had amassed a collection of various types of apples from the CSA that Tim and I never got around to eating for some reason. Since my beef jerky success, I've been wanting to make use of my dehydrator again.

Apples + dehydrator = fruit roll-ups!I peeled and chopped 3 apples, threw them in the food processor with the seeds from half of a pomegranate and the juice from one orange and half a lemon, pureed. Spread the puree on a fruit-roll sheet (and the extra on parchment paper) and dehydrated for about 4 hours.

Pretty good! I need to find a way to strain the puree to rid it of the pomegranate seeds, but still get all of the apple goodness, as the texture was a little weird. But overall, they were pretty tasty, and I didn't have to add any extra sugar.

Christmas Punch with Lemon/Lime Ice Wreath!

We had a cookie decorating party/ugly holiday sweater party to kick off December, and I decided that would be a good opportunity to bust out some punch and this fancy ice-ring. The Other Martha provided the recipe for Christmas punch, a tasty blend of pomegranate, cranberry, vodka and citrus. Bon Appetit gave me the idea for the wreath-like lemon and lime ice ring, made in a bundt pan. The real Martha provided the cool 3-in-1 punch bowl/dip tray/cake dome.

Roasted Vegetables with Pomegranate Vinaigrette

Martha and Andrea cooked this recipe from the November issue of Martha Stewart Living a couple weeks ago and gave it two (four?) thumbs up... I don't think Martha Stewart has posted the recipe online yet, but I found this blog that had done a version of it. We had sweet potatoes and Romanesco cauliflower from the CSA, and some uncooked Brussel sprouts left over from Thanksgiving, so we gave it a try. Chuck had the day off, so she rocked the recipe.

Delicious! The pomegranate flavor compliments, but doesn't overwhelm the veggie flavors. Plus, the recipe is beautiful: great array of colors, and the Romanesco cauliflower is pretty much the coolest looking vegetable ever. I love the bright green color, and the shape is amazing. Natural geometry.... Wikipedia tells me it's a logarithmic spiral. Awesome.