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the beets

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I scored big time at a farm not far from my house the other day! Finishing up with their fall harvest they were practically giving stuff away!! :)

I came home with an abundance of winter squash...spaghetti, acorn, buttercup. And have been cooking and freezing them like a mad women. Squash can get pretty pricey at Wegmans off season, so anything to help save some money and cut down my trips to the grocery store.

I also came home with loads of beets. We absolutely love beets at my house...baked, grilled, raw. Even the greens we love. Especially in smoothies!

$8...oh yeah!!
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After peeling, chopping/slicing for preserving them I made one of my favorite beet dishes~ Raw Beet Ravioli with Rosemary Cream Sauce~ Yummo!!
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Sunflower seed "cheese" filling. Also a great alternative for cream cheese.
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  1. bean ·

    ummm... i'll make sure my pics are the right way next time! :)

  2. matthew ·

    Mmmm, I love beets.

  3. tinypliny ·

    So pretty!! How did you cut those heart shapes? Special mandoline?

  4. bean ·

    Beets are so good for you too! It's really easy to make the heart shape. I slice them thin with a regular mandoline then use a metal- heart shaped cookie cutter on each slice. I toss them with balsamic vinegar and lemon juice to help soften them.

  5. tinypliny ·

    That sounds really tasty! :) And Sunflower seed "cheese" filling?? What is the recipe for that?? Totally intrigued~!

  6. paul ·

    Those are the cutest beet hearts ever!

  7. bean ·

    Cool! The recipe is as follows...
    1 cup of raw, unsalted sunflower seeds, soaked 4-8 hours. I usually soak overnight.
    1/4 cup of water
    1 tablespoon of vinegar~apple cider, rice..
    1/4 teaspoon sea salt
    2 tbls. Lemon juice
    1 garlic clove, minced

    Blend all ingredients in food processor adding more water if needed

    This is just a basic recipe. The garlic could be left out and different herbs added. Less vinegar and/or lemon could be used too. Just depends in your taste.

    Enjoy!!

  8. bean ·

    This is the recipe for the Rosemary Cream Sauce...shown spread across the plate in the pic.

    3/4 cups of raw almonds, Sprouted with skins peeled off
    1 tbls. Lemon juice
    1 garlic clove
    1 teaspoon minced rosemary
    Sea salt and pepper to taste

    Blend in food processor adding filtered water until you get the desired consistency

  9. tinypliny ·

    LOVE the recipés! I am definitely going to try out both. Who would have thought almonds, rosemary and garlic. Just brilliant! Did you invent the recipé??!

    POST MORE!!!

    And did I say it already? I am so glad you are here!

  10. tinypliny ·

    So basically its a sunflower seed based hummus! Lovely!!

  11. bean ·

    It's based on a recipe by Sarma Melngailis (one of my favorite raw food chefs), but I always tweak it depending on what seeds and/or nuts I have on hand. Sunflower seed hummus~ never thought of it like that, but YES! I love it and will have to try that... I make a raw, sprouted garbanzo hummus that is not too great. hahaha. I use the "cheese" on bagels too as a substitute for regular cream cheese.

  12. tinypliny ·

    I am not sure I have a proper hummus making recipe. Sometimes they come out great and sometimes they are passably okay. I like garbanzo beans and anything associated with them too much so nothing is a disaster (unlike some of my other major cooking disasters).

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