Oh! Look! I am actually blogging!! I have taken the resolution to try to post more... More drawings of course, but also, just more. More about myself and my everyday life. What inspires me, and moves me, and makes me want to be a better person. (I am aware that this is the purpose of most blogs out there, but I find myself always guilting over how I wish I'd post more here... So this is an attempt! Read on, or don't if you find that I bore you!!) I'll try to categorize things in weekly posts, and will *try* keep to it!
A thing that brings me joy daily is cooking. Last week I made some pickled beets to have as a fresh summer condiment, and I thought I'd share my simple recipe here.
My mother in law gave me some of her homegrown beets. They are a sweet funky stripy kind I had never seen in the market before. I also used some of my homegrown sage. I love fresh sage with roasts, stews and squashes in the fall, but never think about using it in the summer.
* Peeling beets is super duper easy once they are fully cooked. You can remove the skin with your fingers (once they have cooled off!!) I like beets al dente though, so I blanch them very quickly and therefore, have to peel them like potatoes. But it's so worth the crunch!
This is a recipe I also use for parsnip and other root veggies. But it's the best with beets!! I usually keep the cooking water for watercolour purposes, it gives a nice delicate shade of lilac. This time around, I kept it to try to dye some knits or fabric, we'll see if I have to courage to try it!