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What To Do With Beets
A few ideas for cooking fresh beets
On Saturday at the Kentland's Farmers' Market, I picked up lots of apple varieties and the last two lonely bunches of beets. I wanted more, but we got there late and some other beet lover had grabbed the rest. Ah well, they're easy to come by at MOM's Organic Market (one of their staff emailed to tell me of their name change – thank you!) or Whole Foods. You may be one of those who thinks beets are pretty nasty. I'd bet you've only ever had them canned, which taste like . . . well, like any other canned vegetable — not anywhere near as good as fresh! But I encourage you to try roasting fresh beets before giving up on them forever. Buy a few bunches of very fresh beets of any and all colors. For example, the gold ones won't turn your …
