#arils

Smooth Bitter Melon, grown from seeds saved by @vietlead at #resilientrootsfarm, bursting with ripe seeds covered in sweet red gel sacs called arils. Generally, people cook and eat bitter melons when they are green and unripe, and they are great medicine for diabetes if taken correctly. #bittermelon #smoothbittermelon #momordicacharantia #arils #diabetes #trueloveseeds https://www.instagram.com/p/BnplkrqFnBk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=iuewlwy7smzb

I’m excited it’s finally starting to feel like autumn. So calming watercolors and a nice still life sounded pretty good while practicing some new (for me) techniques. . . . . . . . . . . . #pomegranates #myart #originalart #autumn #arils #watercolors #watercolorpaint #painting #stilllife #amateurpainter #amateurpainting #sukkot #greekmythology #Hades #Persephone https://www.instagram.com/p/BoSguGHgv6W/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1etfqou6vt1n8

Gotta love this time of year because... pomegranates! ❤️ . . Most of my life I opened pomegranates all wrong, cutting them in half, which resulted in what looked like a blood bath.👹 . . Last year I learned a better technique that is super easy and makes so much sense. And truly, as my friends at Verizon like to say, "Better matters!" . . Use a sharp knife to cut through the skin all the way around the top, kind of like the lid of a pumpkin, then lift off the top to reveal the lovely "arils" (juicy seeds) inside. 🔪 (I cut to the depth of about 1/8" or a little more than 3mm deep) . . Once you remove the too, you'll notice membranes separating the sections of arils, reminiscent of citrus segments. 🍊 . . Using the membrane as a starting point, take the sharp knife and make perpendicular cuts from top to bottom. 🔪 . . Then pull apart, harvesting the arils by freeing them from the membrane into a bowl. I use gloves to help avoid the fruit staining my hands. 👐 . . All done! Enjoy! 🙂 . . #pomegranate #pomegranates #arils #seeds #healthy #antioxidants #vitaminc #fruit #red #pixel #pixel2xl #pixel2xlphotography #pixelart . . #verizon #bettermatters (at Central District, Seattle) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bof-sF8nGUb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=t16x6e3jyibx

That kept them from going to waste completely I guess. Gods are weird af. But this also explains the irresistible compulsion I had to buy them the other day and then to suddenly start cutting them up at 1am.

One if the few things I love about fall/winter, pomegranates! ❤️❤️

Click here for the recipe!

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