Portland Farmer’s Market Find!

This is Andy. He went to school with Brian James and now sells delicious organic produce from Freedom Farm at the Portland Farmer's Market on Wednesdays. He turned me on to these amazing looking beets. What do you do with them? How do you cook them? Sheesh, I don't know, let's ask Andy...

Those are some solid suggestions, Andy! But I'm all about a recipe, so here's what I'm going to experiment with. A beet salad. Admittedly, I have never liked beets, but I had a change of heart about beet salad after having one at Back Bay Grill that sent me home a real fan. Can I recreate it? Tune in for the results of my Farmer's Market Ingredient Challenge soon!

I am re-reading Tom Robbins' "Jitterbug Perfume", an homage to the beet, just to get into the spirit of things.

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Celeste