November 2009

I didn’t realize how much I enjoyed beets until recently. I loved them as a little kid, but I think I was influenced by peer pressure sometime between my 5 birthday and my 25th. I avoided them, and when I did finally get a chance to eat them they were always the wretched canned variety. And then, during a date I was offered a forkful. I don’t remember the date, but I do remember the first taste of beets, paired with goat cheese and arugula. Bliss.