Comments on: Gaga for grapefruit

By: Kristen

Kristen — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:52:59 +0000

MarthaLegg, years and years ago I decided to make candied citrus peel as gifts for my sons’ teachers, using orange, grapefruit, and lemon. There’s a reason candied citrus peel costs $20/lb. It’s a major project, and far from garbage.

By: Martha Legg

Martha Legg — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:29:30 +0000

Without home grown tomatoes in the winter, we use grapefruit segments in ouur salad (just a taste for those with medication conflicts). But the best traditional use for grapefruit is to make my mother’s wonderful grapefruit peel candy. Her recipe cooks all the sugar into the peel rather than wssting a lot of sugar syrup as some recipes do.
This reminds me of a dear friend who had a reputation at her workplace for pinching pennies on food. One day she brought her co-workers grapefruit candy and they laughed that she even cooked the garbage.

By: AJ

AJ — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:04:33 +0000

Throw in a few more for me, Lindsey! I used to love them with a bit of sugar, but now am in the “can’t eat ‘em because of the meds” bunch. It really stinks. And my grandma used to send a big box of citrus (grapefruit included) for Christmas when I was a kid, too .

By: Sherry

Sherry — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:20:46 +0000

Just reading this blog makes me want some grapefruit and/or grapefruit juice….yum !!!

By: Lindsey Nair

Lindsey Nair — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:11:28 +0000

I’m heading to the store today, so I’ll be sure to pick up a few extra grapefruit to eat for you, too, Don. Haha.
Guacamole is a very understandable craving, Dennis! Yum!
CR, have you ever looked into hydroponic local tomatoes in the winter? I think there is a place around here – I could check. Although I kind of like having to wait for them; as you say, the limited availability makes you appreciate them even more when you can have them.

By: don

don — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 01:03:03 +0000

I have the same problem as Alda, I can not have grapefruit or the juice so Lindsey eat a double portion for us. I even had to stop eating oranges and drinking orange juice due to acid. One good thing, I am drinking plenty of water.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 14:37:24 +0000

I do like grapefruit but almost never eat it. I think that sometimes when you start craving certain types of food it’s your body telling you that it needs the nutrition from that type food. As for the second part of your question, have I had any cravings lately? Avocados and guacamole!!! For a year or so now, I can’t get enough of them. My other craving is for Asian food, specifically Vietnamese! I’m talking 2-3 times a week here!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 03:51:40 +0000

Those Texas Rios are delicious! Funny but when we were in Texas 3 yrs ago we couldn’t find them anywhere!

By: crooked road

crooked road — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:04:46 +0000

Grapefruit is good, but certainly an acquired taste. The mere fact you mentioned a BLT sandwich makes me crave one, though. Then by extension, I got misty thinking about the next time I get to savor a tomato sandwich. Or three.

I think the exclusivity of certain foods is part of the appeal. Although I really would give up far more than is plausible to have a (homegrown) tomato sandwich right now.

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:57:31 +0000

When I could eat grapefruit (can’t now b/c of my meds) I liked to sprinkle with sugar then stick under the broiler for a few minutes to carmelize the sugar! Loved it!