First rule in road-side beet sales: Put the most attractive beets on top. Those that make you pull the car over and go, "Wow, I need this beet right now." Those are the money beets.
-Dwight Schrute
If you read Suzy's blog and wanted to go out and buy and roast beets right away be warned--hers were the money beets. This post is about how beets taste like dirt. Sorry Dwight.
The thing I love about being in an organic co-op and a farm box program is that it forces encourages us to try new fruits and vegetables. Ones we might end up loving. Kale, for one, I will try again. This week we got beets. I was optimistic. Then I was really excited when my friend Sarah (you know, the fellow sewing, cloth diapering, classical schooling, army wife married to a Jesse with a baby Adeline- that one) sent me the recipe for "Beet Cupcakes". I got so excited that I took pictures along the way, and planned on posting them "Pioneer Woman Style".
The verdict. It was exciting to make them. The pink batter was beautiful. The icing was delicious (of course! It was cream cheese frosting) and the cupcakes were OK, with the lovely aftertaste of. . . . dirt.
So, since I have no idea who would choose to make these and eat them and I scratched the whole photo tutorial idea.
But the kids actually liked them. Si, in particular, couldn't get enough batter OR cupcakes (even as "muffins" aka without frosting!) But I guess that's a two year old boy for you.
"Tastes like dirt?! Sure! I'll take two!"
3 comments:
I guess that means that I need to make those for Eric. It is amazing how much a two year old boy can consume.
Hahahahah. I'm sorry your cupcakes tasted like dirt. But it's a funny post. i'm trying to figure out why they tasted that was. Maybe one person's "earthy" is another person's "dirt!"
Oh, Sarah...you crack me up...I love reading your blog bc it is so...YOU!! Reminds me of the fun we had in KS...we didn't get to spend near enough time together!! If we had maybe my kids would like beets!! :)
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