Season of the Beet

Filet of Beets

The garden is currently wealthy with beets, beets, glorious beets! Nature's food coloring, nothing quite as exciting and/or sometimes shocking as a trip to the WC the day after a beet eating festival. At least asparagus is obvious in announcing its presence. The beet makes you initially question your health. "Yikes! what the?!!   Ooooh, oh yeah, I ate a lot of beets yesterday..:

So, anyway...  there are beets in the garden.

there are also tomatoes and basil in the garden, plus the chickens.

They married and voila!

Beet Ratatouille with Poached eggs

Beet ratatouille and poached eggs

Ingredients:

from the garden
beets
variety of tomatoes
basil
beet greens

from the kitchen
garlic
shallots
salt
pepper
shredded coconut

in saucepan: melt butter and coconut oil, saute salt, pepper shallots until they begin to caramelize. add garlic, various tomatoes and beets, cover and let cook, then reduce on med high heat. add basil and beet greens, cook down and finally crack a couple of eggs, reduce heat and let poach in the ratatouille. let the dish cool to warm and serve.