Thursday, 15 January 2009

Just Beat It Beat It Beat It Beat It No One Wants To Be Defeated

I ate beets.

I tried to like them, I really did.

I put a lot of effort into make them tasty.

It didn't work.

The rest of the dinner was amazing, though, and I did manage to eat every last thing on my plate (nasty beets included.)

I have amended my resolution. I will no longer force myself to like beets but I will attempt to eat beets once a month for one year.  Give me strength. 
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  1. Anonymous15 January 2009 at 00:33

    *whispers* I don't like beet either...

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  2. Nilsa @ SoMi Speaks15 January 2009 at 06:29

    You are a stronger woman than I ... I cannot stand beets. And if you ever catch me committing to eating them monthly for a year, commit me to the asylum. Fast!

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  3. Belle Ecrivaine15 January 2009 at 06:41

    The only time I ever eat beats is when they are pickled. Otherwise, yuck. So good luck with eating them twelve times this year.

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  4. Marie15 January 2009 at 06:53

    I'm really, really sorry but EW! EW! EW!

    You are a brave, brave woman.

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  5. Alice15 January 2009 at 08:28

    wow, once a month!? that's impressive for something you hate. you are a stronger woman than i.

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  6. Jane15 January 2009 at 09:17

    You are a brave, brave soul.

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  7. Mermanda15 January 2009 at 09:28

    I like pickled beets, but have never tried to eat them otherwise. Why the fixation on the beets, lady? If they are gross, don't eat the suckers.

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  8. MLE15 January 2009 at 09:28

    Life's too short to eat stuff you don't like! There's so much other good food in the world! I detest brussels sprouts and haven't eaten one since probably 1996 when I moved out for college.

    No need for beets!

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  9. qtilla15 January 2009 at 09:52

    Every year I retry everything I hate just once just to make sure. Last week I retried shrimp. Still disgusting.

    But I love beets. I have weird questions: did you remove the skin and did you cook them till they were soft. Really soft, like you could stab them with a skewer with almost no resistance?

    Also I would recommend cooking them individually wrapped in foil at 400 degrees for at least 1 hour.

    Then remove their skins with paper towels and serve with salt & pepper, and olive oil.

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  10. addy15 January 2009 at 10:05

    How did you cook them? I do like beets... but they do have a very unique taste. :-)

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  11. Tia15 January 2009 at 11:03

    Seriously, try golden beets. I don't like the red ones, but my husband and I LOVE golden beets. The taste is much more mild and less offensive :)

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  12. Tia15 January 2009 at 11:04

    P.S. If you try beets again, slice them into many slices before you cook them, instead of after. That allows the oil/salt/pepper goodness to roast into each piece.

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  13. AMM blog15 January 2009 at 11:17

    I'm not much for beets either but everything else looks fantastic!

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  14. Lauren15 January 2009 at 11:31

    :(

    At least you tried. And make them very pretty.

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  15. 3carnations15 January 2009 at 11:37

    By the end of the year, you probably will like beets.

    I haven't had them in years...

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  16. Esmé Glass15 January 2009 at 11:39

    Oh, I am a fan of the noble beet! Once I made borscht but, unfortunately, did not understand the concept of scaling down a recipe and made enough to feed the Gulag. I was having a cup of borscht with every meal for a month!!

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  17. Angella15 January 2009 at 12:34

    DON'T DO IT. Walk away from the beets...

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  18. Leanne15 January 2009 at 13:12

    I agree, what's the deal with the beets? If you hate them, why eat them in the first place? Even if you make them for the lover, it doesn't mean you have to eat them yourself!

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  19. Anonymous15 January 2009 at 14:04

    I really do love beets. But they can be a bit disasterous when you don't really, really cook them. Actually, I'm about to make myself a refreshing glass of carrot apple beet juice right now. The real fun comes two days later, when you poop red...

    That was perhaps too much info.

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  20. jess15 January 2009 at 15:44

    I love beets! i can my own!!

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  21. Maxie15 January 2009 at 20:23

    I <3 beets! Pickled in a salad? Delish.

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  22. rachel elizabeth15 January 2009 at 21:11

    have fun with THAT. i can't bring myself to eat and enjoy something that smells like dirt.

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  23. zipbagofbones16 January 2009 at 06:53

    Beets taste like dirt and they stain everything they touch.

    I saw them on 30 Minute Meals and they looked so yummy, all roasted and oven-y. So I bought some and made them Rachel Ray style.

    And they still tasted like dirt. Blech.

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  24. Kyla Bea16 January 2009 at 06:57

    I love beets when they're pickled, because I am Ukrainian - but I've never had them any other way, I think from this post I might avoid that experience for a little while longer.

    Good luck!

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  25. alexa @clevelandsaplum17 January 2009 at 10:58

    this is one of my favorite veggies and i love now that i can find beets being added to menus all over the place.

    one of my favorites is this beet and goat cheese salad by my house. yuuuum

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  26. Vanessa18 January 2009 at 10:42

    That looks like my kind of dinner! I've always liked beets, but I've never tried to make them like you did, so maybe I only like canned beets? I know, the horrors!

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