Pom alright

A box of these cute little guys arrived on my doorstep a few weeks ago. The friendly folks at Pom Wonderful contacted me asking if I was interested in a couple jugs of juice. I've never been a big pomegranate fan, but I am familiar with some of the health benefits so I decided to agree and give the juice a go.

First off, I can't think of a way to make drinking juice any more fun than the bottles Pom Wonderful uses. Juice aside, I made sure to save a couple of these guys to use latter (maybe a cute coffee table vase?).

The juice is decent. It's not my favorite, but it wasn't gross. It tasted similar to Manishewitz grape wine I'd sip on at Passover Dinner. I didn't see my little 8 oz bottle at the store, but my local super market did have the double sized version for a little over $3. A little steep for my nutrition on a budget preaching, but I did find another way to make the juice work.

Dinner.

The Pom Wonderful site has a pretty good section on how to use pomegranates in every day cooking. I ended up making a quick dinner that put the S.F.C (same freaking chicken) to shame. I brought a combination of pom juice and chicken stock to a roiling boil then stirring in a spoonful of flour to thicken the mixture. Serve that over chicken or ham for a yummy pomegranate glazed treat. The whole process took me about 10 minutes and I faked a fancy dinner in the process, definitely worth it for a little splurge.

Pom juice is a fantastic, healthy, versatile treat; something a little more grown up (and easier to feel good about) than a candy bar at check out and also a chance to change up dinner.

Are you a pom juice drinker? Seen the funky bottles? What do you think?