Tag: beets

Whole30 Roasted Beet Salad with Steak

Whole30 Roasted Beet Salad with Steak

Are you drowning in beets at your farmers market this fall? Make this Whole30 Roasted Beet Salad with steak, oranges, and topped with freshly grated horseradish as a new way to celebrate the season.

Pink Beetroot Latte

Pink Beetroot Latte

This Pink Beetroot Latte is sweet, creamy, and a beautiful Barbie pink! And it’s infinitely customizable to your tastes with tons of variations.

Fully Loaded Beet Skins

Fully Loaded Beet Skins

Who’s ready for the Super Bowl this weekend? Even though I’m no diehard football fan, I was hoping that this was the year for the Buffalo Bills (I’ve got quite the story as to why the Buffalo Bills, but I can save that story for later). Next year! No matter which team you’re supporting this year, I think we can all agree that the best part of the parties is all the finger food. So, of course, I had to create my own farmers market twist on the classic fully loaded potato skins. Well, swap out the potatoes for some farm fresh beets, and now you’ve got Fully Loaded Beet Skins!

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Whole30 Beet, Orange, and Avocado Salad

Whole30 Beet, Orange, and Avocado Salad

The most important part of developing flavor is balance. When you think about the tastiest dishes, they’ve all got balance in some way. A rich, hearty lasagna, for example, is topped with a sprinkling of fresh herbs, cutting through all the richness. A sweet dessert…

8 Types of Beets You’ll See at the Farmers Market

8 Types of Beets You’ll See at the Farmers Market

Don’t skip past the beets next time you’re at the farmers market! Beets are one of my absolute favorite purchases at the farmers market. Why, you ask? There are so many different types of beets at the farmers market and they’re full of flavor. Plus,…

Creamy Whole30 Beet Soup with Meyer Lemon and Herbs

Creamy Whole30 Beet Soup with Meyer Lemon and Herbs

This creamy, Whole30 beet soup is my twist on borscht, a classic Eastern European beet soup. I add tahini to my recipe to give this beet soup a nutty background flavor and creamy texture. Finish it off with a ton of fresh herbs, and you’ve got a delicious, filling soup perfect for any spring dinner.

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Chocolate Beet Marble Bread

Chocolate Beet Marble Bread

Chocolate and beets are a perfect pairing. Both are earthy, and they enhance each other’s flavor. It’s one of my favorite combinations, and they come together beautifully in my recipe for chocolate beet marble bread.  I’ve mentioned this before – I am not much of…

Farmers Market Celebration Bread

Farmers Market Celebration Bread

It’s the start of National Farmers Market Week! And to start it off, I’m making my Farmers Market Celebration Bread. I’ll start this off by saying that I’m not much of a baker (though I am a great armchair critic of The Great British Baking…

Roasted Beet and Chive Tarts

Roasted Beet and Chive Tarts

Nothing beats the earthy flavor of beets from the farmers market (pun intended). These roasted beet and chive tarts show off that beet-y flavor with a herbal chive ricotta filling complement. They look fancy, but are actually pretty easy to make. Beets are pretty easy to find in summer and fall markets, so pick up a bunch and impress everyone at the table! 

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Farmers Market Finds: July, Part 2

Farmers Market Finds: July, Part 2

My farmers market haul isn’t big this week; I am not actually planning to cook much, considering that it isn’t my week to cook (my husband and I trade off cooking duties). What I did buy, however, are staples that we use all the time.