Comments on: Recipe: B is for Beet

By: Conley

Conley — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:10:36 +0000

In case you’re wondering where those sexy beet models came from, they’re regular red and stripey Chioggia baby beets from Star Route Farms, bought at the Ferry Plaza Farmers’ Market in SF. The Pasta Shop on College Ave. in Rockridge also carries pomegranate molasses.

By: eric

eric — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:22:51 +0000

no other food has ever made me go through such a U-turn in personal tastes. when I was a kid, the purple slices would not even be considered for an instant. Now, I don’t care how “horrible” the form — canned, roast, whatever — the flavor is incredibly good. now that I think of it, all those big roots are yummy.

By: No Beets in the White House Garden - Well Blog - NYTimes.com

No Beets in the White House Garden - Well Blog - NYTimes.com — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:05:36 +0000

[...] Bay Area Bites notes that beets may now be the new broccoli. Where’s the beet? First George Bush dissed broccoli; now Barack has put the kibosh on beets. Frankly, beets don’t need any help in that direction. Many otherwise rational, veg-loving folks still recoil from these little magenta orbs. [...]

By: Anne

Anne — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:41:48 +0000

I love beets, but of course I grew up with fresh only roasted or boiled, but not a mush. I lived in the Midwest for half of my life, and now have been in New England for the other half. Where I was introduced to the ‘idea’ of Harvard beets. And just…ick. I stick to pickled or roasted, heh.

By: Stephanie Rosenbaum

Stephanie Rosenbaum — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:15:56 +0000