Dethroned…
Eating becomes a function, a necessary evil, even, as Craigslist, coffee and a multivitamin becomes your breakfast and you aspire to ingest a lunch that maybe, just maybe contains something green- gummy bears notwithstanding- that costs less than $10.
Bonus Recipe: Crimson Pride
Contrary to popular belief, eating these beets neither boost your intelligence nor improve your Ivy League admissions status. They will turn your tongue pink though, and that’s kinda neat, right? I bet they’d think so at MIT…
Notes from the vegetable underground: Beets
But while working in the restaurant kitchen in the Spring, I had to roast and peel dozens of the damn things, staining my cutting board, my whites and my fingers. After hours of this begrudging exercise, I figuerd that if I couldn’t beat (beet! ha ha ha) them, I’d at least taste them. And though the sort of al dente potato-ey texture was something to get around, I found that the taste was pretty good, so I started to play with some flavor combinations and found them to be interesting and versatile. And so pretty!
Brussel Sprouts where have you been all my life?
Now it’s not uncommon for a kid to turn their nose at brussel sprouts. In fact, it sometimes seems like there is an unspoken sort of anti-vegetable propaganda operative aimed at kids (some might call it advertising…hmmm), but my family is Polish, so you’d think I might be genetically predisposed to liking cabbage and other crucifers.
