ode to pineapple.

As far as I am concerned, pineapple is the most glorious of all fruits.
I could eat it every day.  Every meal.  Forever and ever and ever and ever.
{Fresh pineapple, mind you.}

It is the one item of produce that makes me totally ignore sales, prices or seasonal availability.
If a ripe, or nearly ripe one catches my eye, it inevitably ends up in my cart.

I can eat an entire one in one sitting.  If given the choice between a cupcake from Sprinkles and a bowl of pineapple, the bowl will always win.
A few years ago, my sweet sis in law got me this GENIUS!!!!!!! pineapple slicer/ corer/ dealie.
It took my adoration for the golden goodness to a whole new level.
It is right up there with my favorite birthday gifts of all time.  I even take it on with me on vacation.  It has been to Kauai, twice, and let me tell you, I was happier that I packed it, than even my flip flops and sunglasses.
Totally worth the weird explaining to the TSA guy.  HELLO!  Who doesn't travel with their pineapple cutter?  To the land of aloha and roadside pineapple stands?
With that I am off to cut and enjoy the pineapple that I just spent way too much money on.  Money that was worth every single, out of season, penny.


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38 Comments

  1. PaisleyJadeJanuary 6, 2011 at 4:41 PM

    I love pineapple! That contraption is ingenious!!

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  2. Providence HandmadeJanuary 6, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    SO funny! The thought of Kauai and pinapples...mmm....I so vividly remember buying a pineapple at a roadside stand near Waimea, and eating it with some fresh sourdough bread from a bakery in the north, I think? Thanks for sparking that wonderful memory. :)

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  3. SarahJanuary 6, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    Please tell me, how do you know when they are ripe? I just guess!

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  4. Cora Anne DesignsJanuary 6, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    YUM! When I was pregnant, I craved pineapple and nothing else. I had to have it in the fridge, cut and ready to go at all times!

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  5. HeatherJanuary 6, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    BA! I love that you travel with your pineapple slicer. And, I am a bit envious, truth be told. I thought my Pampered Chef pineapple dealie was 'da bomb, but this contraption... wooeeeee!

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  6. Kyla ArmstrongJanuary 6, 2011 at 6:00 PM

    I <3 pineapple. I'm juicing/detoxing this week and when I saw a glorious pineapple at Costco I had to buy one. It was heaven.

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  7. meg duerksenJanuary 6, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    i couldn't get your link to work.
    i want one of these.
    we eat pineapple like crazy also....and it's such a pain in the butt to cut up.
    is it the pampered chef thing?

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 6, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    oh man i love pineapple! Reading this really made me want one now. It'll def fit in with my healthy eating :)

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  9. KelliJanuary 6, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    A girl after my own heart...I adore pineapple. And yes, it has to be fresh. This tool looks amazing...hmmm!

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  10. KaramatJanuary 6, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    I love pineapple!! I buy at least one a week. And when I was pregnant it was at least two a week.

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  11. JeannettJanuary 6, 2011 at 7:02 PM

    my sister hates pineapple. HATES. like, the mere thought of it makes her dry heave. it's so weird. anything even with a "tropical" flavoring...the chick gags. if it weren't for the fact that she were otherwise rad, i'd totally disown her.

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  12. UnknownJanuary 6, 2011 at 7:06 PM

    I am a pineapple freak too. But I have never seen that genius tool before!

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  13. Jen~ Lipstick and LaundryJanuary 6, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    Ditto... Love me some yummy pineapple...

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  14. Preppy Pink CrocodileJanuary 6, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    I feel exactly the same way about blackberries and golden and black raspberries.

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  15. Charla LiedahlJanuary 6, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    I have that slicer. It's fantastic...just like pineapple...and you.

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  16. Polka Dot MoonJanuary 6, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    That tool is pure genius! I big puffy {heart} pineapple too!

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  17. SummerJanuary 6, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    We have been eating so much pineapple at our house lately. They are only $1.89 at Henry's!

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  18. CherylJanuary 6, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    I love pineapple, too . . . I just wish it didn't give me sores on my tongue!! ouch!!
    Pineapples are usually $1.99 at Aldi. (do you have that store by you??)

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  19. UnknownJanuary 6, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    cute shirt your daughter's wearing.
    right now we buy *gasp* canned pineapple.

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  20. The Farmers NestJanuary 6, 2011 at 8:45 PM

    I love pineapple too but if I eat to much I get pineapple tongue...you know where you can't taste anything else afterward. I think it ruins my taste buds.

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  21. Ingrid @ thesunnyside.meJanuary 6, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    aloha from kauai and happy new year julie! john and i are here on the island and loving life. funny thing is that we've been eating pineapple like crazy....we're staying in a condo and cook most means at home. made pineapple salsa and it was delic....but i've never used one of those great tools! will for sure have to invest in one. had pineapple shaved ice yesterday that was tasty. aloha friend....

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  22. Heather | Cookie MondaysJanuary 6, 2011 at 10:14 PM

    that is the cutest pineapple ever!
    i like to eat an entire one in one sitting, too.

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  23. Seizing My DayJanuary 6, 2011 at 11:25 PM

    I love love fresh pineapple too... it gives me cancer sores every time I eat it... yet ... every time I have the chance ... I still eat it... it is worth the pain!! lol!! ;) yum!!

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  24. Free Pretty Things For YouJanuary 7, 2011 at 12:53 AM

    i ate fresh pineapple like everyday when i was prego!!! whish i would have had that tool!
    ummmmmm...Love it!!

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  25. Perpetual Blind DateJanuary 7, 2011 at 6:34 AM

    agreed - pineapple is the bee's knee's. Do you not get upset with that little contraption when it doesnt get alllll the edible pineapple?

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  26. Leslie @ top of the pageJanuary 7, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    once upon a time, my husband bought an off-season pineapple that turned out to be $8. i was vexed about the $8. then, husband slices through his hand while cutting it, which resulted in a trip to the ER. With the copay, it was actually a $58 pineapple. where was the slicer when we needed it!

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  27. TLFJanuary 7, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    Pineapples sure are the yummiest!!

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  28. BreeJanuary 7, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    I'm glad I'm not the only one totally in love with my pineapple cutter (I have the same one)! Sooo much better than the Pampered Chef version.

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  29. dmack55January 7, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    Amen! I agree on all accounts ecxept the cutter, I've got to get me of of those. :o)

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  30. UnknownJanuary 7, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    LOVE pineapple too! Had the best ones in Thailand, just not the same in the states!
    Happy Eating!

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  31. mel @ the larson lingoJanuary 7, 2011 at 11:20 AM

    I love pineapple also! Your love for pineapple is like my love for watermelon. I could eat it everyday!

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  32. Jessica JohnsonJanuary 7, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    have you tried it frozen? kind of weird in the winter but perfect in the summer. or is that too close to a popsicle for you? ;)

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  33. AmberJanuary 7, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    my little girl tells everyone that the pineapple in heaven is going to be glorious...she's 5. pineapple is her absolute favorite.

    we soo need one of those awesome contraption!

    cheers

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  34. ragamuffinbeautiesJanuary 7, 2011 at 8:42 PM

    Ohhhhh one of my favs too! I also love, love, love pineapple juice. So Mexico trip led me to this brilliance: fresh pineapple, splash of lemon juice, and dash or so of chile powder = heaven. Your welcome. Aww man, now my mother is watering....

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  35. nicole aka gidgetJanuary 8, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    yum, love pineapples. My sis-in-law gave us one of those too a few years back. great tool!

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  36. cjsayers77January 10, 2011 at 10:04 AM

    You think pineapple is expensive in California in January... try Maryland. However, I refused to look at the price, and purchased the golden fruit anyway! My hubby's birthday is today, so I used that as the excuse! But really... you made me! haha

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  37. jennJanuary 10, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    um. i need that.

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  38. AnonymousMarch 1, 2011 at 10:42 AM

    how funny. you should read my blog post from today:
    http://alwaysanotherdecision.blogspot.com/2011/03/attack-of-killer-pineapple.html

    i'm sure you'll get a kick out of it, even if it's obvious you won't agree :-)

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