So, as you may know, we have a neighbors lemon tree dripping over our fence which gives me lots of little yellow reasons to use lemons. What you may not know, is we have a different neighbor with a large orange tree also donating oranges to our driveway. The only thing is, when we first moved in I decided the oranges were not worthy since the juices were a little lime-orange in color and you know I can put anything in my mouth that looks disgusting. Hence the reason I don’t eat raw sushi. I mean really, slimy, pink, raw fish? Come on people.
Well, the other day I thought, even though I am being discriminatory towards whats on the inside of these oranges, I can still use them for decoration. So I sent my dear husband out to wrangle the ladder and pick me some pretty fruit. Now, they say opposites attract, and in this case its true. My husband will eat anything edible no matter what it looks like. His gag reflex is much less developed than mine. So, while he was up there picking oranges he just decided to eat one. And guess what? No limey-orange-ish juices. Perfectly delicious oranges, ready to eat. So, now I have to figure out what to make with oranges. Although I still haven’t eaten one yet. (hey, its hard to get over first impressions).
For now, I will stick with display-only oranges. Here is the tabletop set for a dinner party for 4. Decided to go with an orange and blue theme, using the tablecloth -which is just fabric on clearance from Ikea-and of course my non-edible, turned edible, oranges. The flowers are from my garden and the napkin display is something I just folded until something looked cool.
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