A new discovery....

A family friend gave us fresh beets from their garden yesterday. I've only grown up with the pickled beets my parents used to make. I hated them. A lot. I wasn't adverse to trying these fresh ones but you know how your mind sometimes won't let you? Like a mental block from past experience? Well I found a recipe online for roasting the beets so there wasn't messy red water to deal with. I did that and peeled them. I cut a little bit off one beet to see how they taste naturally. I discovered I like them! I thought the flavor was a cross between mushrooms and green beans. So - I have some cubed I will add a little butter and salt and pepper to and have the kids try at dinner tonight. I think they will like them. They've never had them or ever seen a beet. If they say they don't like beets - well are they in for a surprise. I added pureed beets to the chocolate cake I made for Family Home Evening tonight. I tasted the cake to see if it would "pass" kid radar and they won't even have a clue. :)