The CookingBites recipe challenge: oranges

[caseydog]

I’ll post this here as well, having a sumo mandarin:

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People are talking about egg prices…these things are $3US/each right now.


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SatNavSaysStraightOn - you can see how I peel the membrane off (as best I can; this variety has a very thin, almost nonexistent membrane), and what I’m left with.

Now, excuse me, everyone, as I follow the advice of a previous post and rub those peels all over my body…strictly as a mosquito repellent, mind you…what’s that? There aren’t any mosquitoes in Ohio in January? See, it’s working already!

I just paid $2.99 for three pounds of "heirloom" navel oranges at Kroger.

CD

 

[kaneohegirlinaz]

Carne Asada

I make Carne Asada ALOT!
Here's a nice way to serve it:
I put together a Taco salad, and it is delicious!
I used jarred salsa (because that’s what I had on hand) as the salad dressing; some chopped radishes, sweet red and yellow bell peppers, hot house cucumbers, tomatoes, scallions , onions, and assorted lettuces.

 

[TastyReuben]

I just paid $2.99 for three pounds of "heirloom" navel oranges at Kroger.

CD

I don’t know what’s crazier - them selling those sumos for $3 each, or me buying two of them…

 

[caseydog]

I don’t know what’s crazier - them selling those sumos for $3 each, or me buying two of them…

For that price, I hope they were really good... and make you smarter, and better in bed.

CD

 

[Yorky]

To get things rolling, here are some "fun facts" about oranges (via the internet):
5. Oranges turn green as they ripen, not the other way round (like many other fruits and vegetables)

A Thai orange:

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• Yorky
• 15 Jan 2023

 

[TastyReuben]

For that price, I hope they were really good... and make you smarter, and better in bed.

CD

Well, they were delicious, very sweet, and I think they did make me smarter, because I’m no longer dumb enough to pay that much again, and as to being better in bed, I did sleep like a rock last night (assuming that’s what you meant… ).

 

[kaneohegirlinaz]

Yorky we have Oranges like that in Hawaii

 

[kaneohegirlinaz]

Orange Fun Fact:
"Fruits give off a gas called ethylene, the ripening agent that will lead to faster spoilage of the produce around it ... Plastic bags will only make oranges moldy." a quote from The Healthy a Readers Digest brand

FACT!

 

[karadekoolaid]

I’ll post this here, given the current challenge, as opposed to the usual place (avert thine eyes, @karadekoolaid!):

 

[kaneohegirlinaz]

I don’t know what’s crazier - them selling those sumos for $3 each, or me buying two of them…

Our local Trader Joe's has Sumo Oranges for $3.99 EACH!!!

 

[TastyReuben]

Here ya go, medtran49 :

I did not buy any.

 

[TastyReuben]

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You know what’s good for putting out that fire breath?…some of that orange creamsicle beer…

 

[medtran49]

Here ya go, medtran49 :
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I did not buy any.

Why? You're missing out.

What did you guys think they would look like with the name blood orange?

 

[TastyReuben]

Why? You're missing out.

If I were cooking for the challenge, I would have, but since I’m not, I’m embracing the sticker shock of two oranges for $7. I’m still getting over the $6 for the two sumos.

$13 for four oranges in less than a week seems outrageous to me, but no doubt, I’ll be back over there in three or four days getting a couple.

 

[caseydog]

Here ya go, medtran49 :
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I did not buy any.

The Kroger near me had those for $2.99 for 3 pounds, too.

CD