Tag: beet greens

Beet Green Spanakopita Pinwheels

Beet Green Spanakopita Pinwheels

I love coming up with recipes to use up kitchen scraps. Often, these things are perfectly edible, but they end up in the compost pile because we don’t know what we can do with them. With a little bit of creativity, however, we can come…

Whole30 Beet Green Borscht

Whole30 Beet Green Borscht

While it’s still technically summer everywhere else in the US, Anchorage seems to have moved into its rainy season. But I’m not complaining, because that means the return of soup season! Is there anything more comforting that a steamy bowl of soup when it’s cold…

Beet Top and Couscous Salad

Beet Top and Couscous Salad

Recently, when shopping at a farmers market here in Anchorage, I saw these Bulls Blood beet tops, and I knew I had to buy them. And while I didn’t know exactly what I was going to use them for, I did have some pretty specific dish requirements for my week’s meal plan. My family often needs portable lunches for flights: these meals have to be made ahead and served cold (I can’t reheat meals on planes). This is why I developed this Beet Top and Couscous salad.

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