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I LOVE beets! I love to grow them, look at them, anticipate their flavor and eat them any way I can get them. I would love to know who loves beets and who hates them. Do you have a favorite beet story? Do you grow them? Are your family and friends appalled?
I will try to take some pictures of my Detroit Dark Reds that are looking mighty nice if I do say!
I LOVE beets! I love to grow them, look at them, anticipate their flavor and eat them any way I can get them. I would love to know who loves beets and who hates them. Do you have a favorite beet story? Do you grow them? Are your family and friends appalled?
I will try to take some pictures of my Detroit Dark Reds that are looking mighty nice if I do say!
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Permalink Reply by Chris Byers on -
Like beets, my favorite it a Golden Lutz. Very tasty, and pretty.
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Permalink Reply by Don Titmus on -
I love Beets .....and ....i love Pooping Beets.....any beet and the Greens!
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Permalink Reply by Anita Mahaffey on -
TMI, Don. :)
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Permalink Reply by Judy Tobar on -
I love beets and so does my iguana. He gets the juice on his lips and looks like he's wearing sloppy lipstick--it's too funny! I also use the greens to make a green drink in the blender.
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Permalink Reply by Kristi on -
I also use my beet tops for morning green smoothies! A typical recipe might go something like this:
A few hunks frozen banana
A handful frozen strawberries or blueberries
Flax meal
Almond Milk
Cocoa Powder
5-6 nice chard or beet greens
I feel like I'm eating ice cream for breakfast AND it's good for you!
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Permalink Reply by Chris Byers on
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I just like the ice cream, do not care if it is good for me or not, yum, yum Ice Cream!! :)
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Permalink Reply by Michael and Lylah Ledner on -
now this green smoothie sounds great...
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Permalink Reply by Kristi on
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Funny beet stories are also welcome. Like a co-worker who went to the doctor because he thought he had blood in his urine. He forgot that he had eaten lots of beets a few days prior.
And yes Don! Beets are very good for digestion among other things.
Here's my beet and chard bed as of late yesterday.
How do you like to prepare your beets? - Attachments:
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Permalink Reply by Chris Byers on
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I like both the tops and bottoms of fresh beets, the tops in the store are nasty. The greens I like best steamed and some times they are good to do a pan wilt with them for a different flavor.
The bottoms are best eaten just about any way you can cook them. My favorites are roasting them, then boiling them and pan frying is very good also. The roasting is one of the best however, they come out sweet, tender and full of intense flavor.
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Permalink Reply by Kristi on
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Hi Chris,
I usually boil mine to death. It takes about 45 minutes to get them tender. How do you roast yours? I need to try this, maybe mixing with other hard winter veges.
I'm thinking peel them, drizzle with a bit of olive oil, salt and pepper? 425 degrees turning a few times until done?
Dill is also fabulous with beets!
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Permalink Reply by Chris Byers on
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Peel them or don't, I do not peel my beets. Lower the temp to 350 and the rest is fine. They will develop a kind of little bit shrunking look but they stay very juicy and wonderful flavor.
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