The Beet Reporter

I always thought as a Minnesotan that winter can never come too soon. Winter has always meant snowball fights, midnight sledding trips, clearing the lake in the back yard for ice skating, and two whole weeks of vacation to enjoy it all. Even the winters that I’ve spent mostly away from Minnesota, I’ve had the [...]

Does anyone else get fall-cleaning fever? I’ve suddenly found the itch to sweep out all the summer pollens and dusts out of the house and start fresh with the impending change of seasons. I already catch myself daydreaming about pumpkin pie and burnt orange leaves and carving pumpkins and halloween. And then I open my [...]

Has anyone else ever heard of garlic scapes? I was perusing through my new cookbook (I got Super Natural Cooking by Heidi Swanson), remarking how few of the ingredients she mentions I’ve ever actually seen in my local grocery store. Teff flour? Pistachio oil? Calendula? Garlic Scapes? I’ve never cooked with any of these things, as delicious [...]

Panzanella salad is one of those totally adaptable recipes that uses any medley of spring vegetables that you might have sprouting in your garden or calling out to you from the fridge. It simply means an Italian bread salad that uses the flavorful pan juices from sautéing vegetables for a light dressing. This recipe is liberally adapted [...]

Lots of people miss out on the wonders of kale and all the crazy things you can do with it. Kale is a tough leafy green with a distinct bitter flavor; it’s boldness is surprising. It’s also strong, and won’t go limp like spinach when its steamed. Eating kale is one of those rare instances [...]

This week I decided to be adventurous and try a new type of bread. With all the Hummus I have in the house these days, pita seemed like the appropriate experiment to facilitate snacking and hummus-filled sandwiches. I have to say, just a few weeks ago I was terrified of baking bread, and I’m really [...]

This should really just be retitled “The Best Salad Krista Has Ever Made.” I only meant to make a quick, light salad for lunch to have alongside some freshly made Pita bread. I ended up with a fresh spring salad that was light but satisfying, sweet but not sugary. It’s all about balance– the bitter [...]

How do you make sushi vegan, one might ask? Why, omit the fish of course! I really hesitate to call this sushi at all, because there’s no rice, and no fish, and no wasabi… but it sure looks like sushi, and anything wrapped in seaweed is close enough for me. The fish might be absent, [...]

If nobody’s noticed, I make a lot of hummus. It’s a staple for sandwiches, it’s a good snack with carrots or crackers, and it’s an appropriate appetizer for parties. Fortunately, there are just as many kinds of hummus as there are reasons to eat it. There’s Tomato and Chipotle Pepper Hummus and garlic hummus and [...]

I’ve been feeling a little under the weather lately (and the weather itself has been gloomy and rainy) and for me soup is the ultimate comfort food. Sick comfort food is different from hung-over comfort food, or homesick comfort food or winter comfort food, though. The thought of anything buttery or too thick is just [...]