Winter Fruit: Kiwi

Last week my in-laws came over to the house for brunch. Along with my husband's famous belgin waffles (that is a story for another entry) I thought it would be nice to make a fruit salad. One pineapple, two pears, one banana, two oranges, some orange and lemon juices, and a package of green grapes later I realized that I had just made the world's most vanilla fruit salad. The salad looked like an odd shade of beige (I couldn't serve this) and I was left wondering what I could do to perk the dish up a little bit. I added a few tablespoons of blackberry jam which added just enough flavor and contrast for me to serve the fruit salad. However, this was the moment that I realized it was officially winter!

I always get bummed out walking through the fruit aisle of the grocery store this time of year. Normally you will find me dragging my feet and mumbling something to myself like "slim pickings ... grapes (we've eaten those every day for the last six weeks) oranges (too much work) grapefruit (more work than an orange) strawberries (for $8 a box I just can't justify the expense in the winter) apples (mealy) bananas and pears (boring) ...

So, you can imagine my joy when while trudging through Trader Joes last week I stumbled upon a package of Kiwis! Just when I am about to loose hope for the winter -- Kiwi season arrives. Sweet, tart, and green, these little treats were the antidote to my winter fruit blues. The best part ... I cut up some slices for BF to try and she loved it! In fact she gobbled up my kiwi so fast I had to peel another for myself.