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Category Archives: Root Veggie
Beet & Potato Salad with Creamy Horseradish Dressing
by Cat, Aug 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikipedia – link no longer available) See also: Root Vegetables (About); Prepared or Lacto-Fermented Horseradish; Slow-Roast Beef Brisket Ever wondered how to dress up leftover brisket (or other roast beef)? This wonderful salad is just … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Pear, Dairy, Fat or oil, Herbs, Root Veggie
Tagged apple, beet, fennel, horseradish, onion, potato, sour cream, vinegar
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Prepared or Lacto-Fermented Horseradish
by Cat, Nov 2013 (photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: Yogurt Cream Cheese & Liquid Whey (for Lacto-Fermentation) This article presents two versions: 1. the more modern preparation in a vinegar brine, and 2. the old-fashioned lacto-fermented version that I highly recommend. My Dad … Continue reading
Harvard and Buttered Ginger Beets
by Cat, Dec 2007 See also: How to Cook Beets; Root Vegetables (About) Related recipe (external site): Baby Beets with Ginger This post includes two related recipes that are very showy, looking like garnets in a bowl: Harvard Beets: sliced cooked beets glazed with … Continue reading
Raw Beet Salad
by Cat, Aug 2007 (photo from Wikimedia Commons) See also: Root Vegetables (About); Beet, Fennel & Orange Salad I’ve adapted this recipe from the December 23, 2009 issue of the Daily Inter Lake newspaper (originally by Bonnie S Benwick in the Washington Post … Continue reading
Posted in Citrus, Onion family, Root Veggie, Spices
Tagged beet, lemon, onion, raw, sumac
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Beet, Fennel & Orange Salad
by Cat, Aug 2007 (photo from Wikimedia Commons) See also: How to Cook Beets; Raw Beet Salad; Raspberry Vinaigrette; Balsamic Vinaigrette; This salad is my own invention, and one of my favorites. It looks like a bowl of gleaming red gems when served in … Continue reading
Posted in Citrus, Fat or oil, Leafy Veggie, Onion family, Raw, Roasted, Root Veggie, Simmered
Tagged beet, fennel, orange, vinaigrette
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How to Cook Beets
by Cat, Dec 2010 (photo from Wikimedia Commons) Beets can be eaten raw (juiced, or finely shredded), and are especially good fermented (pickled beets). But they can also be cooked. There are two good ways to cook beets: roasting or simmering; but … Continue reading
Beet Kvass
by Cat, Aug 2007 (photo from Wikimedia Commons) See also: Root Vegetables (About); Borscht – Eastern European Beet Soup; Kvass This fermented beverage comes from the Ukraine, but is popular throughout eastern Europe. Like it’s Russian cousin, kvass, it provides several organic acids essential for … Continue reading
Borscht – Eastern European Beet Soup
by Cat, Oct 2008 (photo from Wikimedia Commons) Even though we ate a lot of beets when I was a child, I’d never had borscht, until I was in my 20s. The story of that first borscht is one of my … Continue reading
Root Vegetables (About)
by Cat, Dec 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikipedia – link unknown) This article discusses the following topics: 1. Beets; 2. Carrots; 3. Jicama; 4. Jerusalem artichoke; 5. Kohlrabi; 6. Onions & allium family; 7. Parsnips; 8. Rutabagas; 9. Sweet potatoes/yams; … Continue reading
Posted in Leafy Veggie, Onion family, Root Veggie
Tagged beet, carrot, cold storage, jerusalem artichoke, jicama, kohlrabi, onion, parsnip, radish, rutabaga, sweet potato, turnip, yam
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Beef Stew
by Cat, Nov 2013 (photo, right, from MiBek Farms) See also: Beef Stock Beef stew was a regular winter Sunday dinner staple in my house when I was growing up. Dad grew lots of root veggies in his garden, especially prizing his … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Beef, Buffalo, Fat or oil, Herbs, Onion family, Root Veggie, Stewed, Stock, broth
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