Day 6 of 12: Pomegranate is Tops!

So yeah, you may have noticed that the 12 Days of Pomegranate has turned into the 12 (Business) Days of Pomegranate. Due to unforeseen circumstances my weekend was actually not so much a weekend, but a workend. Despite plans to decorate for Christmas and make lovely pom this and delicious pom that, I ended up at the office most of Saturday and Sunday. Our other list of excuses includes having to spend time gathering stuff to refinance, scheduling an appraisal, and nursing George (the dog) after surgery. (We'll soon find out if this involves late night whining and whimpering).

At night when I wasn't at the office working, I was home working or at least camped Mac-side on standby. So the only pomegranate I had was on a scoop of vanilla frozen yogurt. Oh wait! I almost forgot! I also had it in another mysterious and unexpected form that shall remain nameless until Margaret reveals it tomorrow.

While Nick may wish we'd celebrate the 12 days of (the return of) the McRib, we've decided to stay the course and resume our regularly scheduled pomegranate blogging. Sorry, Nick!

But, we'll make this post short and sweet because the concept behind it is just that. We discovered this clever combination a few years back. Cindy was over watching the aptly-named Woody Allen film, Scoop. We'd been snacking on pom seeds and someone said "OMIGOD, let's put these on ICE CREAM!!!!" We raced to the kitchen--well, it's not like my kitchen was in the "east wing" or anything. I lived in a 400 square foot coat closet back then. But we made a quick collective step and lunge to the freezer. There we got our spoonful of tart pomegranate seeds over sweet and creamy vanilla ice cream. It was a match made in heaven, especially for folks who like texture and things that crunch with their frozen treats.

Best of all, when you find yourself short on time with unexpected guests coming to dinner, pom seeds are a really pretty way to dress up a very plain and simple dessert.