Monday, April 2, 2012

Color Crush: Grapefruit




   Inspiration pops up everywhere for me. Lately it's been in grapefruit. Since my crush began, I've been eating grapefruit with honey for breakfast, choosing blouses in those incredible hues, and baking grapefruit olive oil cake until it is perfected! The colors on this one fruit are so amazing and I can't get enough. Creamy yellows, peaches and pinks, red to burnt oranges... What flowers can I use to create this color palette? Sweet spring ranunculus comes to mind, fabulous dahlia, garden roses, local zinnias... It's endless!



grapefruit cake

Dahlia-Escort-Cards

2 comments:

  1. Yum! Delnashaugh daffodil, sweet pea watermelon, thalictrum, papever, Ambridge & Mary Magdalene rose etc etc. Try this one

    Broiled Grapefruit with Ginger and Brown Sugar

    * grapefruits, halved and cut into segments with a grapefruit or regular knife
    * brown sugar for sprinkling, about 2-3 Tablespoons per grapefruit
    * peeled fresh ginger

    Preheat your broiler and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper for easy cleanup.

    Place the grapefruit halves on the parchment paper and sprinkle with brown sugar. Use a Microplane zester to grate the ginger on top of the grapefruits.

    Place in the oven and broil until the sugar has melted into a nice syrup and the tops are just beginning to brown.

    Remove from oven. Serve warm or let cool to room temperature.

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  2. Yum! I've got to make this, thanks!

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