Farm Fresh Food

Hey Fawn. Fresh 'farm to door' veggies and fruit sounds awesome. We grow beets at home, and at first from prior experiences, beets were not remotely in my top 10 veggies. After I halved, drizzled with olive oil and tossed them with kosher salt, I finally realized how wonderful they were. The beets take on an amazing earthy sweetness as a result of the roasting, and the skin peels right off. Even my youngest daughter Bronwyn, 5, loved them. The roasted beets may be cooled and diced and added to salads, soups, or as is for a fabulous stand alone side dish. I hope this helps. I also sliced and deep fried some for fun once. I got positive feedback on those as well. They taste sort of like oysters when breaded and deep fried! Being an oyster fan, this result turned out to be super fabulous. Interestingly enough, the beets that I fried were freakishly large, and roasting wouldn't have been optimal, since they tend to be a bit fibrous when too large, but I was determined to find a use for them, since they were given to me! They were actually about the size of a grapefruit!