I just found this very insightful nugget:
The really important kind of freedom involves attention, and awareness, and discipline, and effort, and being able truly to care about other people and to sacrifice for them, over and over, in myriad petty little unsexy ways, every day.
From a fantastic article in the WSJ.
Guess what these are?
They are steamed beets from my dad’s garden. Tender, sweet, and fresh. The best kind of beets, I think. I’ve never had better. I like eating them plain or topped with yogurt, or in a sandwich. I’ll post the sandwich later.
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i friggin love beets! i love mine roasted to the point of almost burned with coconut oil. so tasty! i love my iPhone and instagram too
I read the speech by David Foster Wallace around the time he died, but had forgotten about it. Thanks for the reminder! He was a brilliant writer.
w00t! i’m boiling 3 lbs right now to PICKLE!!!
Once I roasted them in the oven with a balsalmic glaze and put on a salad
I think I died and went to foodie heaven!
I like to juice them mostly.
I loved that nugget. What a great one!
I can only handle beets in small doses. Not too much! Have you ever tried a Guatemalan enchilada? It’s not the Mexican kind, but a tostada with a beet/cabbage salad on top. So good.
@Sophia: I haven’t tried it! That sounds awesome though.
I am not a huge fan of beets, but I did like the beet hummus I made – just made it slightly sweet.
http://mybizzykitchen.com/2010/04/18/bsi-beets/
@Biz: Ooo that looks yummy! Thanks for the reminder
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