Did you know there are different colored beets and that each color has its own level of “earthy” taste? The “earthy” taste of beets comes from the presence of geosmin, which literally translates to “earth smell”. The following three varieties are key players at my local farmers market: “Burpee’s Golden”, a beet with orange-red skin and [...]
Pickled Beets
July 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Amy's Recipes
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Herbs are a wonderful thing, they make my food stand up and sing..
June 25th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Amy's Recipes, Farmer's Market, Food
I’m a contributing journalist for an online publication call “Magnify You“. Check out the magazine & subscribe, it’s “free”. The June article I submitted is called, “Revitalize with the use of Healthy Healing Herbs and Essential oils”. I am posting it up here so you can read it and try out my fabulous potato salad. [...]
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