I've got to weigh in on the beet discussion:
Golden beets are better than red; a more complex, milder, kind of nuttier flavor and none of the bathroom concerns.
How to prepare: Trim the stem, cut in half, then lightly steam the beet until you can stick a fork into it but it is still pretty firm.
Use the back of a butter knife to peel the thin layer of skin, then slice thinly, arranging the slices on a plate, drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle with coarsely ground sea salt. Simple, good and tasty for sure.
Carrie - I'm on your side! Actually I'm not sure I'd ever had a beet until a couple years ago, but vividly recall my childhood vision of them - gross red things that came in a can.
However, after having them for the first time I loved them. I don't recall exactly how they were prepared then, but currently roasted is my favorite. Sure, blue cheese or goat cheese enhances them but I'll take 'em with just a bit of salt and pepper.
So just name your time, us two as interventionists and two soon to be converts!
Amy & Lee - Two words for you: goat cheese. Isn't that enough to make beets delicious? It's the beet gateway ingredient.
If you'd like to have a beet intervention, I'm your gal. We can boil, roast, braise, shred, and pan fry the things until everyone is happy. Kris, which side do you fall on, and would you like to join us? We'll set out the recipes and begin the intervention by reading Tom Robbins out loud. :)
"The beet is the most intense of vegetables. The radish, admittedly, is more feverish, but the fire of the radish is a cold fire, the fire of discontent, not of passion. Tomatoes are lusty enough, yet there runs through tomatoes an undercurrent of frivolity. Beets are deadly serious." Jitterbug Perfume
I agree. My Nan, 90 this year and still going strong, tells me about the sort of food they used to eat. She talks fondly of "dripping on toast" and there was of course none of this low fat or vegetarian nonsense. They used butter, suet, lard, goose fat. I think it very strange that animal fats are naturally occurring and require little or no refining to eat yet apparently are really bad for you. I don't buy it - we have been conned. I happily consume animal fat when I want to and eschew all grains apart from maize. Fat is satiating, if I eat animal fats I eat less food overall, I am less hungry, my blood sugar feels regulated and I have lost a stone in weight. I have more energy than ever before because grains make you bloated, fat and slow.
OK, this is my 3rd try. Thanks for the dialogue everyone. It is important! The lawsuit is more complicated then simply thinking we support Aurora. It has changed alot since it began. This class action suit implicates retailers and if it wins, it will discourage retailers who are selling organic. Of equal concern -- it attempts to say it is OK to go around the National Organic Program. Well, we worked for decades - many of us - for a strong organic standard that can be self enforcing. With the appointments of Kathleen Merrigan, Miles McEvoy and with an increased budget - we want the standards to go to work. The NOP is about to finally release the pasture rule. Once they do, then they have the standard to support. We want to give the NOP that chance before supporting a dubious class action law suit. It actually has very little to do with Aurora for us. This lawsuit will hurt organic acceptance and that will hurt the farming community in a big way. Thanks for listening.
Hey, just trying to make sure you understand that even though you might think eating beets will kill you, the, ummm, "results" are completely normal. And the outputs will return to normal in a day or so. :)
I've got to weigh in on the
I've got to weigh in on the beet discussion:
Golden beets are better than red; a more complex, milder, kind of nuttier flavor and none of the bathroom concerns.
How to prepare: Trim the stem, cut in half, then lightly steam the beet until you can stick a fork into it but it is still pretty firm.
Use the back of a butter knife to peel the thin layer of skin, then slice thinly, arranging the slices on a plate, drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle with coarsely ground sea salt. Simple, good and tasty for sure.
Carrie - I'm on your side!
Carrie - I'm on your side! Actually I'm not sure I'd ever had a beet until a couple years ago, but vividly recall my childhood vision of them - gross red things that came in a can.
However, after having them for the first time I loved them. I don't recall exactly how they were prepared then, but currently roasted is my favorite. Sure, blue cheese or goat cheese enhances them but I'll take 'em with just a bit of salt and pepper.
So just name your time, us two as interventionists and two soon to be converts!
Amy & Lee - Two words for
Amy & Lee - Two words for you: goat cheese. Isn't that enough to make beets delicious? It's the beet gateway ingredient.
If you'd like to have a beet intervention, I'm your gal. We can boil, roast, braise, shred, and pan fry the things until everyone is happy. Kris, which side do you fall on, and would you like to join us? We'll set out the recipes and begin the intervention by reading Tom Robbins out loud. :)
"The beet is the most intense of vegetables. The radish, admittedly, is more feverish, but the fire of the radish is a cold fire, the fire of discontent, not of passion. Tomatoes are lusty enough, yet there runs through tomatoes an undercurrent of frivolity. Beets are deadly serious." Jitterbug Perfume
Lee & Amy - maybe you need a
Lee & Amy - maybe you need a beet intervention with this woman: http://ediblecities.wordpress.com/2010/01/26/a-beet-lovers-confessional/
Thanks Theresa, for reading
Thanks Theresa, for reading and for your thoughtful response. It's terrific to hear your view directly, and much appreciated.
-lee
I agree. My Nan, 90 this year
I agree. My Nan, 90 this year and still going strong, tells me about the sort of food they used to eat. She talks fondly of "dripping on toast" and there was of course none of this low fat or vegetarian nonsense. They used butter, suet, lard, goose fat. I think it very strange that animal fats are naturally occurring and require little or no refining to eat yet apparently are really bad for you. I don't buy it - we have been conned. I happily consume animal fat when I want to and eschew all grains apart from maize. Fat is satiating, if I eat animal fats I eat less food overall, I am less hungry, my blood sugar feels regulated and I have lost a stone in weight. I have more energy than ever before because grains make you bloated, fat and slow.
OK, this is my 3rd try.
OK, this is my 3rd try. Thanks for the dialogue everyone. It is important! The lawsuit is more complicated then simply thinking we support Aurora. It has changed alot since it began. This class action suit implicates retailers and if it wins, it will discourage retailers who are selling organic. Of equal concern -- it attempts to say it is OK to go around the National Organic Program. Well, we worked for decades - many of us - for a strong organic standard that can be self enforcing. With the appointments of Kathleen Merrigan, Miles McEvoy and with an increased budget - we want the standards to go to work. The NOP is about to finally release the pasture rule. Once they do, then they have the standard to support. We want to give the NOP that chance before supporting a dubious class action law suit. It actually has very little to do with Aurora for us. This lawsuit will hurt organic acceptance and that will hurt the farming community in a big way. Thanks for listening.
Thanks friends, I'm excited
Thanks friends, I'm excited to see you!
Thanks Kris, it's an
Thanks Kris, it's an important point, mch appreciated. :-)
Hey, just trying to make sure
Hey, just trying to make sure you understand that even though you might think eating beets will kill you, the, ummm, "results" are completely normal. And the outputs will return to normal in a day or so. :)