Beets - Love them or hate them??

[MissHoneychurch]

Poll question: Beets - Love them or hate them??

Me, I love beets. There are so many yummy recipes out there with beets.

[billyskank]

1. You know

I simply don't feel that strongly about them. ;)

[MissHoneychurch]

4. Oh ... OK

I thought that was one of the veggies that you eihter love or hate. Like brussel sprouts :)

[malta blue]

2. I just dice them up without cooking them into a salad.

You don't need to cook them to enjoy them MHC!:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

5. I know

we had cheese fondue on Christmas Eve and as a side dish the beets. They were close to my plate :rofl:

[AirmensMom]

3. Where is

"Love them but hate the mess"? :hi:

You can make some for me ... and make sure I'm not wearing white :D

[MissHoneychurch]

6. Buy them cooked in a vacuum pack

helps with the mess :D

:hi: MissAirmens

:loveya:

[AirmensMom]

8. Well, now.

I've never seen them like that in my stores. Time to look again.

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

10. They sell like this in Germany

I would NEVER make that mess myself and cook them :rofl:

[AirmensMom]

19. Sure they do.

They sell ALL the good stuff in Germany ... like AWESOME chocolates. I bet the beets are just as good! :bounce:

[MissHoneychurch]

22. LOL

You mean stuff like that??

[QMPMom]

26. LOL! Lindt is Swiss!

[MissHoneychurch]

28. So what???

It is still very good chocolate :D

[AirmensMom]

30. Yes, it is.

But they have a better selection in Germany than they do in USA. Seems that they know Americans will eat just about anything, so they don't bother to send the good stuff over here.

[MissHoneychurch]

32. Thank goodness you have a German friend

who is keeping you supplied :D

[AirmensMom]

34. No kidding!

:rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

37. ...

:hug:

[AirmensMom]

29. Sort of, yes.

:rofl: We can get the 85% and 70% here in the stores, and I think most of the others are available online. But it seems that some of the boxed treats are only available in Germany. :shrug:

[billyskank]

7. AirmensMom!

:hug:

:loveya:

[AirmensMom]

9. BILLY!

:loveya: :hug: :hi:

Good to see you. :*

[billyskank]

11. w00t!

:*

Good to see you too. :hug: :loveya: :hi:

[Callalily]

13. Nice to see you

AirmensMom! Hope all is going well with you and yours.

Just got into work. Can you tell that I've got my nose to the grindstone? :rofl:

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

[AirmensMom]

18. Hey, SF!

How are you? :hi: :loveya: :hug:

Harleydad is sick today. :cry: But otherwise, we're OK.

Yep, you surely do have your nose to the grindstone ... and your mind and typing fingers on DU! :rofl:

[Callalily]

21. Awwww . . .

so you're playing nurse today? Give Harleydad a big hug from me.

Yes, my fingers are on DU, but I really must go now. Studid phone keeps ringing. They actually want me to do stuff around here! Sheesh :rofl:

Catch you later.

[AirmensMom]

24. I sure am.

And a damn good one at that. I served him breakfast in bed (scrambled eggs, tea, orange juice, applesauce, and a homemade breakfast croissant) and showed him how to use the intercom on the phone (I'm the "gadget girl" ... he can't be bothered). I'll give him a hug for you next time I go upstairs.

You hafta WORK? Jeez! :eyes:

See you later ... hope you have a great day! :loveya: :hi:

[Callalily]

12. I LOVE beets!

But they have to be fresh, not canned. Here's my most recent recipe. It's great and very easy, and of course very yummy.

Grated Beets with Shallots

3 T olive oil
½ teaspoon whole brown or yellow mustard seeds
2 large shallots, peeled and cut into fine slivers
1 fresh hot green chile, cut crosswise on a sharp diagonal into thin slices
1 pound beets, peeled and coarsely grated
1 teaspoon salt
1 T fresh lemon juice

Put the oil in a wide pan or a large frying pan and set over medium-high heat. When hot, put in the mustard seeds. As soon as the mustard seeds begin to pop, a matter of seconds put in the shallots and green chili. Stir and fry for 30 seconds. The shallots should turn a little brown. Now put in the beets and stir for a minute. Put in the sale and ½ cup of water. Bring to a boil. Cover, turn the heat to low, and cook gently for 10 minutes. Uncover, turn the heat up to medium, and add the lemon juice. Stir to mix and turn off the heat.

Serves four.

[MissHoneychurch]

14. That sounds yummy

do you serve rice with it??

[Callalily]

15. Hmmmm . . . I serve it

as a side dish, but now that you mention it, I think it would go great with rice.

[MissHoneychurch]

16. I think it would

should try it out. I might leave out the chilis as I don't like it spicy but the rest is really really yummy.

I keep searching for recipes without cream in it.

[Callalily]

20. I'm always trying new

recipes.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x6029584 Picture on #27 Recipe on #46

I've got to check out now. I'm at work and for some strange reason, they want me to do stuff. :rofl:

Catch you later.

[MissHoneychurch]

27. Thanks

I will try that out!!! That looks really really yummy.
I rather cook after a recipe than creating something new. I never now what tastes good together.

When do you put the champignons in??


Talk to you later

:hug:

[MissMillie]

56. me too!

love, love, love beets!

[gr8dane_daddy]

17. Hmmmm...wonder what brought this up?

nm

[MissHoneychurch]

23. No idea

it just popped up :evilgrin:

[gr8dane_daddy]

what else popped up?

:evilgrin:

[MissHoneychurch]

33. You tell me

:evilgrin:

















And don't you dare to get my innocent thread locked .... :spank:

[QMPMom]

25. I love beets. Most any way actually but Borscht is a fave.

[MissHoneychurch]

31. Ever tried a cold beet soup??

borscht is a yummy recipe.

[AirmensMom]

35. YES!!!!!!

I LOVE it! I don't think harleydad is too crazy about it, though. We'll have to make some when you come to visit! :bounce: :9

[MissHoneychurch]

36. We have to make a lot of dishes when I come

:rofl:

Fondue
Key Lime Pie (homemade)
Borscht (or cold beet soup)
That stew you made the other day

What else? Sounds like I need to fast before I come :rofl:

[AirmensMom]

38. We might have to

pass on the key lime pie. We'll see how much we behave otherwise. The stew I made the other day is TOTALLY not fattening. You could eat the whole pot and not have to fast. Of course, if you decide to eat biscuits with it, that's another story.

Borscht is fattening? I'll have to look up the recipe. And the fondue would be fine if we did the boullion one. We have ways ... we will NOT gain weight this time! :D

[MissHoneychurch]

39. Borscht itself isn't fattening

but you want to put some sourcream on top of it :D

Edit: I think I could survive without the Key Lime Pie. It will be hard but I can do it :rofl: (who am I kidding???)

[AllegroRondo]

40. The Beets?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Doug_characters#The_Beets

a band with the great song "Killer Tofu"!

[u4ic]

41. I used to hate them

with the exception of borscht.

However, I did have a wonderful beet salad over the holidays, so I might rethink my position. It'll never be my favourite veggie by a longshot, but they could be pleasantly edible occasionally.


Pickled beets will ALWAYS be :puke: in my book.

[ThomCat]

42. I had roasted beets with my lunch.

:9

[Squatch]

44. I'm roasting a bunch of them right now.

This thread made me realize I had about a dozen beets in the fridge, so into the oven they went: beets, garlic, olive oil, fresh rosemary, salt, pepper. If I wasn't on a diet, I'd add a little panceta.

[ThomCat]

45. Yum. It's better without the Panceta.

But I'm a vegan, so I'm a bit biased. :)

[Richard Steele]

43. Anyone who said "hate" should try them GRILLED, just once.

That changed my whole opinion of them.

[ThomCat]

47. Agreed.

Most people who hate beets have only ever had them out of a can.
That is truly sad.

[Left Is Write]

46. I am not a fan of beets.

[BarenakedLady]

48. I really don't love em or hate em...

:shrug:

I'll eat them though.

[crispini]

49. Beets = nasty!

[MonkeyFunk]

50. Love 'em

love 'em love 'em

[swimboy]

51. I like beets.

but I like MissHoneychurch better.

:hug:

[sammythecat]

52. I could make a meal

out of nothing but cooked beets, some butter, and a little sugar.

[deucemagnet]

53. Love 'em!

Your post got me thinking about red beet pickled eggs. Now I'm going to have to make some. :9

[crim son]

54. I love beets, especially grilled.

My German inlaws make an interesting cold salad from, I think, shredded beets and horseradish. Have you ever heard of this? It is incredibly good.

[cwydro]

55. I like beets.

[Mz Pip]

57. I love beets

I can do without the pink pee though.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Ariana Celeste]

58. I've actually never eaten them.

I'm guessing my mom wasn't fond of beets. :)

[eppur_se_muova]

59. I have yet to come up with the resolve to take a stand on this issue. nt

[Aristus]

60. Love 'em.

Candied or pickled, I'll dive right in. :9

[Crabby Appleton]

61. hate!

[wildhorses]

62. pickled is best

:hi:

[Lisa]

63. Bush reportedly dislikes them (as much as his father did broccoli)

I recall that some press reports in 2000 stated this ... anyway, I planted beets just to keep him away from my town, and he hasn't visited ... so maybe there's something to it?

[peekaloo]

65. probably because he's gone through life being called a deadbeat.

:silly:

[GenDem]

64. Absolutely yummy

There is usually a field of them up the road, and after the harvester comes in...we go to the edge of the field and get the leftovers...and I mean lots of leftovers.