This week's Off The Counter was inspired by my son Benjamin's desire to create a cocktail. He informed of me of this having already cut a pomegranate in half [by himself] and retrieving the cocktail shaker from a kitchen cabinet. Reacting quickly to his sudden burst of culinary exploration, I gathered the only other fruit on hand and we began blending the Pomegranate Kid Cocktail, a frothy combination of pomegranate and persimmon fruits. I warn you: this is not a neat endeavor. Pomegranate juice will stain just about anything except for (thank goodness!) my high-gloss kitchen walls. Do wear aprons and prepare the fruit in the sink to contain the very red juice. Take a look at how it turned out:
