Recital Madness

Well, my recital is over and I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. My family was visiting and we set up an assembly line for bacon-wrapped date production. My mom and dad pitted, my brother stuffed, and Jacob and I wrapped them in bacon. Although we made something like 60 dates, they were gone in a flash!

Now it's time for me to get back into the swing of cooking and blogging! After paying my pianist a big fat check, I am broke again so I'll have to leave you with something I made a few weeks ago. Roasted Golden Beets with Goat Cheese! It's just your average roasting recipe, sweet and simple.



Ingredients:
Golden beets, peeled and cut into chunks
2 Tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper
soft goat cheese

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Toss beets, olive oil, and salt and pepper together on a sheet pan.



I threw a few carrots in for color. Roast them in the oven for about 30-40 minutes, stirring once after 20 minutes. Remove from the oven when browned and fork-tender.



Serve with a dollop of goat cheese and enjoy!



I've been told if you buy beets in bunches you can reserve the leafy parts for other uses. Substitute it in recipes that call for for kale or swiss chard. I've never actually gotten around to doing that before the greens went bad though. I recommend brainstorming for recipe ideas when you're grocery shopping for the beets, that way you have everything you need. This recipe for Whole-grain Spaghetti with Garlicky Kale was pretty good (and good for you!).