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I have a new year’s resolution for you:  how about trying a new fresh veggie or fruit once a month?  Sounds fun to me, I’ll do it with you!

This month (ok today) I bought a fresh pomegranate for the first time.  I love pomegranate arils, but they are expensive and seem to spoil quickly.  I was surprised how easy it was to seed the pomegranate, and it had a zillion arils!  I’m definitely going to begin eating pomegranate arils all winter long, what a treat!

I used them tonight for this Quinoa, Fennel, and Pomegranate salad from Bon Appetite.  It was quite delicious.  The fennel roasted up nicely in my cast iron skillet.  Maybe fennel is a new veggie for you to try?  It was new last year for me.

As for my real new year’s resolution I plan on being a better friend.  I’m terrible at keeping in touch and remembering birthdays (I don’t look at birthdays on facebook, sorry).  I promise to get better this year!  In fact, send me your address now so I can actually surprise you with a birthday card!

xoxo happy 2012, I feel like it’s going to be a good one!