Fast Diet Program

 

Beets. This is a recipe for beets.

I know.

Im sorry.

the good news is that Ive got Brussels Sprouts on the way!

ha! :-)

4 medium beets, peeled and sliced in 1/4-inch slices

1/4 cup butter

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon orange zest

1/4 cup orange juice

Use a 4-quart slow cooker. Put on very old clothes, and then put on an apron---beets stain, TERRIBLY! If youve got a white countertop, consider putting down a layer of newspaper or paper bags while youre peeling.

Peel and slice the beets, and put them into your cooker. Add butter, brown sugar, orange zest, and orange juice. Toss with spoons to distribute the zest and sugar. Dont worry that your butter is still in a clump.

Cover and cook on low for 5 hours, or on high for 2 to 3. The beets are done when they have reached desired tenderness. You want a fork to insert easily, and the beets to be able to be cut with the edge of a fork.

I am not a beet person. Someone in the house (whose name rhymes with Zadam), really likes beets, and gets excited when he gets them at a restaurant---either cooked, or the jelled kind from a can in a salad (the jelled kind reminds me of a blood clot).

Youre welcome.

:-)

Anyhow, even though Im not a beet person, I actually really enjoyed the flavor and texture. They were sweet and kind of earthy. I ate a few, but they were mostly devoured by the other grownup in the house. I ruined the chance of the kids even being in the same room while we were eating them because of my blood clot comment.

oops.

borscht

thats it! Im no Dwight Schrute...