{"id":1073,"date":"2007-05-18T03:45:16","date_gmt":"2007-05-18T19:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=1073"},"modified":"2015-04-07T12:38:43","modified_gmt":"2015-04-07T16:38:43","slug":"fancy_fruit_kab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2007\/05\/fancy_fruit_kab\/","title":{"rendered":"fancy fruit kabobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" title=\"Girls_7\" alt=\"Girls_7\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/05\/18\/girls_7.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/>During our <em>Girls Night Out<\/em> event in the spring, I like to serve up these pretty fruit kabobs.&nbsp; They&#8217;re a cinch to put together and will make a lasting impression on your guests.<\/p>\n<p>Just gather up 5-6 of your favorite fruits. I chose strawberries, seedless grapes, pineapple, cantaloupe, honeydew melon and watermelon.&nbsp; Dice and splice accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>During my chopping session, (which was approximately one hour, since I was making 200 of these) I couldn&#8217;t help not to ponder how cool it is that fruit naturally comes in such an array of succulent colors&#8230; it&#8217;s like God knew how pretty they&#8217;d look mixed together in a fruit salad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/05\/18\/girls_6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" title=\"Girls_6\" alt=\"Girls_6\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/05\/18\/girls_6.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>At any rate, I love spearing 5 pieces of fruit on these delightful <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orientaltrading.com\/application?namespace=browse&amp;origin=searchMain.jsp&amp;event=link.itemDetails&amp;demandPrefix=12&amp;sku=34\/704&amp;mode=Searching&amp;erec=0&amp;D=hibiscus%2Bpicks&amp;Ntt=hibiscus%2Bpicks&amp;Ntk=all&amp;Dx=mode%252bmatchallpartial&amp;Ntx=mode%252bmatchallpartial&amp;N=0&amp;sd=HIBISCUS+PICKS\">Hibiscus Picks<\/a> (only $7.95 for 144 of them!)&nbsp; It really adds that special tropical flair.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/05\/18\/girls_5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" title=\"Girls_5\" alt=\"Girls_5\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/05\/18\/girls_5.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Two hours later, here are all my fruity kabobs ready to be served up at catching fireflies.<\/p>\n<div id=\"flaresmith\" class=\"feedflare\"><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/catchingfireflies\/TyNo?i=http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2007\/05\/fancy_fruit_kab\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2007\/05\/fancy_fruit_kab\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During our Girls Night Out event in the spring, I like to serve up these pretty fruit kabobs.&nbsp; They&#8217;re a cinch to put together and will make a lasting impression on your guests. Just gather up 5-6 of your favorite fruits. I chose strawberries, seedless grapes, pineapple, cantaloupe, honeydew melon and watermelon.&nbsp; Dice and splice accordingly. During my chopping session, (which was approximately one hour, since I was making 200 of these) I couldn&#8217;t help not to ponder how cool it is that fruit naturally comes in such an array of succulent colors&#8230; it&#8217;s like God knew how pretty they&#8217;d look mixed together in a fruit salad. At any rate, I love spearing 5 pieces of fruit on these delightful Hibiscus Picks (only $7.95 for 144 of them!)&nbsp; It really adds that special tropical flair. 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