Beets, yes beets! Okay, I know I’m in the minority when it comes to getting excited about this hearty and gorgeous vegetable. But keep in mind my love affair with beets is fairly recent. I grew up eating plenty of beets; but they were the kind out of a can which were soft and mushy. My mother would slice them up, add some salt, vinegar and oil, and present it as a salad with dinner. I was pretty neutral about them. It took a lot of wading in beet territory and some sincere beet knowledge before I could even think about adding them back into my life. Poor beets, I did […]
A Simple and Tasty Raw Polenta Lunch
My mother was a fabulous cook…..she could make almost anything and she often made it from scratch. Many evenings Mom would spend a good two hours preparing our family dinners. We didn’t have small kitchen appliances like blenders and food processors so all the chopping, mixing and blending had to be done by hand. It was a lot of work. No wonder I grew up not liking cooking. My attitude changed once I started cooking myself. What started as a necessity became a hobby and ultimately a passion, sprouting in all directions from complex gourmet dishes to simple dishes like this one. One extraordinary and simple meal my Mom would cook […]