I'm having to practice this "introduce myself calmly" thing in front of a mirror. All attempts to date have failed miserably. You might want to pack protective headgear.
Watch out, now. I can get up to a whopping ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT POUNDS. (When wet. And wearing shoes. And if I have a lot of stuff in my pockets. And if I've already eaten lunch.) So you best be on the lookout for incoming boyhugs. They can really pack a whallop.
Uh-huh. So, basically, I outweigh you by more than half your body weight, and I bet I'm at least six inches taller than you are. I'm clumsy, though, so just bear in mind that if you decide to try a flying tacklehug, I may not actually be able to CATCH you.
On the other hand, with a little bit of warning I should be able to pick you up and swing you around. *g*
Not to distract you or anything...laurashapiroAugust 7 2007, 22:35:53 UTC
but I would really appreciate a post about Things To Do With Beets. Maybe after VVC? ::bats eyelashes::
BTW, I realized belatedly that airport security will no longer let me bring you olive oil, being as how it's a liquid that comes in containers larger than 3oz. So you're getting some Rancho Gordo beans. Hope it's not too big a disappointment. (:
Re: Not to distract you or anything...heresluckAugust 8 2007, 00:05:07 UTC
Mmm, beets. Now I wish I had a beet icon.
I will post details at some point, but the short version is: My favorite ways to eat beets are in a gingered beet risotto (which has been known to gain the grudging approval of people who profess a constitutional aversion to beets) and roasted with other root vegetables. My conversion to beets came about when I realized that the one thing one must never ever do with beets is boil them (except of course when they are part of borscht, which perhaps explains why I have never been a big fan of borscht). Roasting makes them sweet and fluffy; boiling makes them bland and gummy. Blech.
Re: Not to distract you or anything...laurashapiroAugust 8 2007, 23:36:54 UTC
Exactly the kind of thing I need to know. I've never cooked a beet in my life, but I'm sure the first thing I'd have thought of would have been boiling. What can I say, my people invented borscht!
I grew up on *canned* beets, microwaved and served with margarine on top. As a result, I assumed for years that I didn't like beets (or mushrooms, or many of the other things that came out of cans during my childhood). Then I had them roasted. It was a revelation.
Beet greens are delicious, by the way, and should not be discarded; they can be used more or less like mustard or collard greens, or for that matter like kale, although the flavor is not precisely the same.
Borscht is one of the few soups I don't much care for; I prefer shchi, which is similar but involves cabbage rather than beets. I like beets, but I ADORE cabbage.
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I'm having to practice this "introduce myself calmly" thing in front of a mirror. All attempts to date have failed miserably. You might want to pack protective headgear.
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Watch out, now. I can get up to a whopping ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT POUNDS. (When wet. And wearing shoes. And if I have a lot of stuff in my pockets. And if I've already eaten lunch.) So you best be on the lookout for incoming boyhugs. They can really pack a whallop.
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On the other hand, with a little bit of warning I should be able to pick you up and swing you around. *g*
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BTW, I realized belatedly that airport security will no longer let me bring you olive oil, being as how it's a liquid that comes in containers larger than 3oz. So you're getting some Rancho Gordo beans. Hope it's not too big a disappointment. (:
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I will post details at some point, but the short version is: My favorite ways to eat beets are in a gingered beet risotto (which has been known to gain the grudging approval of people who profess a constitutional aversion to beets) and roasted with other root vegetables. My conversion to beets came about when I realized that the one thing one must never ever do with beets is boil them (except of course when they are part of borscht, which perhaps explains why I have never been a big fan of borscht). Roasting makes them sweet and fluffy; boiling makes them bland and gummy. Blech.
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Beet greens are delicious, by the way, and should not be discarded; they can be used more or less like mustard or collard greens, or for that matter like kale, although the flavor is not precisely the same.
Borscht is one of the few soups I don't much care for; I prefer shchi, which is similar but involves cabbage rather than beets. I like beets, but I ADORE cabbage.
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