tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5431173.post3118575703658700840..comments2023-05-14T01:48:52.566-07:00Comments on My Little Patch of Sunshine: Thanksgiving Recapmylittlepatchofsunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06599334919240848068noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5431173.post-13447770670679153412009-11-30T19:18:07.977-07:002009-11-30T19:18:07.977-07:00Stopping by and saying Hi (and following you) from...Stopping by and saying Hi (and following you) from a fellow Mama Bzz'er!Cherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00334624905666332526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5431173.post-29157804233775925262009-11-27T19:56:15.958-07:002009-11-27T19:56:15.958-07:00Ah beets. I wouldn't touch the canned ones wi...Ah beets. I wouldn't touch the canned ones with a 10' pole. We have fresh beets often in the late summer because D. likes them and because they show up in our CSA box. I usually roast them, rubbing them with olive oil and lightly salting them. I still think they are too sweet for a vegetable and that they taste like dirt. My friend Audrey also says they taste like dirt, so there must be something to that. We did use the yellow or orange ones last year in a curry with some other vegetables including tatsoi or spinach and that was good. I never like pumpkin pie much though as an adult I do eat it when it is served. Ever since we had mashed potatoes in restaurants which left the skin on potatoes, I usually don't peel yukon golds or red potatoes with thin skins, though I would always peel a russet. For years, I made carrot cake instead which seems seasonable enough. Last weekend for a different turkey dinner, I made a pecan bourbon tart (no chocolate) with a butter crust that was divine. I absolutely say jettison tradition and have lasagne or ribs or take the whole family to Rocky Point once Lydia is old enough. What matters is the time you spend together, not sticking to some predetermined menu. Cheers to you and your entire family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com