Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Simple Pleasures

Over the years I have become disgusted with how unflavorful fruit is these days. It seems everything is genetically or chemically altered, grown to be bigger and prettier but has no taste whatsoever. Sometimes I crave the taste of a small, sweet, ripe strawberry but most of what I can purchase is huge, partially green and no flavor. I always purchase organic when it is available but even then the taste is not as flavorful as I would like. Well one day this week I saw some tangeloes in the grocery store and bought one. I didn't want to buy more than one since I wasn't sure how it was going to taste. I just finished eating it and to my surprise it was absolutely delicious! It was juicy and bursting with wonderful orange flavor. I savored every single bite. It is those simple pleasures that make life so grand.