Grocery Shopping and a Quick Brunch Afterwards

Melorange from +Sam's Club

Our shopping trip to +Sam's Club  was quick and uneventful except for finding a new fruit, which seems the norm lately.  Last week we found +Apriums, which my youngest son renamed Plumpercots.  This week we found +Meloranges.  As you can see from the photo, the one we cut up disappeared rather quickly  even before I had time to remember to take a picture.  They are a firm slightly less melony version of a Cantaloupe.  My first thought as I bit into it was vanilla ice cream.  It would be so yummy if you scooped out the seeds and replaced it with a scoop of some really creamy vanilla ice cream.  Would be perfection, actually.

Fresh cherries in bulk from +Sam's Club

We found some in season cherries at a decent price, so we had to buy some.  They are sweet and of good quality.  If any survive until tomorrow I will freeze some of the darker ones to add to drinks or to top my yogurt.  Cherries are one of my favorite fruits.  I love boysenberries, raspberries and blueberries as well.  My mouth has become more sensitive to the real sour fruits like mango, kiwi, pineapple and raspberries.  I develop small tiny blisters around my lips so I try to avoid those fruits except for the occasional taste.
As soon as we got back home, we threw one of the dual packs of Applewood Smoked bacon from +Sam's Club into our large iron skillet and got it started cooking while we put the groceries away.  Everything was finally put away except that I had left out the double-pack of French Green Beans and the pack of Roma tomatoes.  I like to let the tomatoes ripen on the counter before putting them in the fridge.

 

 French Green Beans cooked in Applewood smoked bacon.

I had bought the bacon thinking of making a B.L.T.'s with avocado without the bread, so it would be more of a salad, actually.  Then I thought of green beans cooked in bacon and then adding a fresh cut Roma tomato.  It was a deliciously satisfying brunch dish.  The photo above really does not do it justice.  I served it with a homemade ginger ale.  Ginger powder, stevia, vanilla and sparkling water served over ice.

 

My homemade ginger ale after I downed half.

 We browned the bacon in a large iron skillet.  When done we removed the bacon to a plate and added the washed French Green Beans to the hot pan and stir-fried it in the bacon fat, scraping the bottom frequently to get the flavor all through the beans.  When the beans were heated through we served them in a shallow bowl, topped it with a few slices of bacon and freshly sliced Roma tomatoes and a few sprinkles of salt. 

The Ginger Ale can be pre-made or made individually as you need it.  For a pre-made syrup: I mix large amounts of powdered ginger (to taste), organic green leaf stevia (to taste), a few drops of vanilla to a small amount of very hot water in a wide mouth mason jar and stir thoroughly.  I keep it in the fridge to add over ice and then I pour sparkling water over that.  I like a lot of ginger so I pour a lot of syrup over my ice.  Some people just like a bit of syrup for a slight ginger taste.

All in all we had a great morning shopping and cooking.  Happy Eating!