by : Reiko Drinks, Fruit

Princess
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The color of cantaloupe is just so pretty.

It screams “princess”!

The ingredients are simple: cantaloupe pureed with sugar and lemon juice, vodka, and seltzer.

I like cantaloupe, but I usually hesitate to buy one, because some of them are just not sweet at all, and there is no way to know before you buy it, cut it, and then taste it.

But the other day someone at work who knows that I like fresh fruits and veggies told me that the cantaloupe she bought the day before was so sweet and encouraged me to get one from the same store she got hers from.

I was not able to make it to the same store, but I did get one from a different grocery store.

And mine was sweet and delicious, too!!

The drink was simply garnished with cantaloupe balls.

My husband is not a big fan of cantaloupe, but he liked this princess bubbly as much as I did!

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by : Reiko Breakfast, Fruit

Beautiful Planet Open Sandwich
ビューティフル・プラネット・オープンサンド

Welcome to my new blog, CT Side-B!

I think this is a very appropriate first post.

Lots of fruit!

The #1 dietary risk factor is reported to be “not eating enough fruit” (source: nutritionfacts.org ).

It’s not an issue at our house!

I always have fresh fruit in the kitchen, but on the weekend I have a little more time to play with them.

These are multigrain toasts.

I spread homemade vegan butter on one and sunflower butter on the other, and then decorated them with fresh grapes, strawberries, and blueberries.

I sprinkled a few fresh thyme leaves, initially for the look.

But I was surprised at how well it went with the fruit taste-wise, too.

Recently we vacationed in a resort in Cancun Mexico, and they had trays of fresh fruits every morning at their breakfast buffet.

So I decided to re-create them.

Plants are all pretty in general, but fruit really makes me realize how beautiful a planet we are lucky to live on.

My old blog, The Culinary Tribune is found here.

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