Mandarin orange sugar-bombs
Not a lot to report. Just plodding along, waiting for another weekend filled with house-painting, etc. I went to a ladies-who-lunch place with Sasha today, which was very pleasant. It's in the middle of a big antique mall, but a nice antique mall with tasteful roomlet displays, like at the furniture store. I call it "the antique mall for those with crippling allergies" because it's the most dust-free antique mall I've ever seen.
I had the mushroom bisque and spinach salad with bacon, bleu cheese, almonds and mandarin oranges. There was fancy basil-butter for the bread. Good stuff.
MC says mandarin oranges are actually little freak-of-nature fruits that manufacturers shoot full of sugar-water. This makes me sad, because they're so delicious. I read once that they're very heart-healthy, too. There were only three little ones on my salad, so they couldn't have been too damaging.
posted by shorttina @ 1:52 PM
2 Comments
2 Comments:
I had no idea about the mandarin oranges being sugar filled freakish oranges. They smell so good and taste equally wonderful, so what a shame. I am also a fan of tangerines, though. They've been falling off of trees around here, and actually as you walk by the trees it's quite fragrant. I have been surprised to watch dogs eat them. I think dogs have more of an herbivore instinct that people give them credit for. Do you see how random I am sometimes? You get to see my stream of consciousness right on the Web page.
I think MC meant the little canned ones you can buy, but I have to admit I'm pretty ignorant. I didn't know if there were actually fresh mandarin oranges, or if they're of the same ilk as maraschino cherries (which I love so very much).
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home