beets are scary and lino is bliss

Kitchen Ninja is on a mission. While, actually, Kitchen Ninja has many missions. I believe I can become excited and passionate when it comes to just about anything. It's an affliction.

This current mission was one of block printing. I needed a handmade way to reproduce a logo, and I didn't want it to look flawless in ANY way. I quite like the buy local one, partially because the text in it is a bit dodge.

And then we have BEETS. I must have subconciously known that there was an alarming side effect to eating straight-up beets for dinner, but 8 hours later, I was mildly alarmed nonetheless.

Eat 6 beets and there are consequences my friends.

But first, my recipe for:

If You Can't Beat 'Em, Eat 'Em Beets

6 fresh beets, scrubbed, not peeled and halved

kosher salt

pink peppercorns

balsamic vinegar

olive oil

you'll also need a muffin pan and some foil.

1. roll halved beets in olive oil, then season with salt and pepper.

2. foil the muffin pan and place each 1/2 into it's own muffin section.

3. bake at 350 degrees for 20 mins.

4. test to see if they're done, if so, cube or slice, then drizzle with balsamic vinegar.

They're good with a bit of goat cheese if you have it, or cold as a beet salad.

The theme this week is camp, and I will post my camp project as soon as I get to a sewing machine. but, there'll be a template! Yay! Templates!

Also, this post could be sort of "Camp" if you imagine Bette Midler or a Drag Queen reading the title of the recipe.

but really, as Susan Sontag once put it,
“ You can't do camp on purpose."