Fresh beets!!!

Fresh beets are so delicious, yet most people have never had them. If you've only ever had canned beets, you have no idea what you're missing out on.

To cook them:

Cut off the tops of the beets so you leave about 3" of stems on the beet. Save the beet tops for greens in your salad or you can cook them like spinach (but personally I think that's disgusting.)

Scrub the beets with a dish scrubber (I have one that I use only on veggies.) Put in a pot of water, bring to a boil with a lid on the pot. Set the timer for about 25 minutes. Check to see if they are done by poking with a fork. It should pierce easily. Bigger beets can take 45 minutes or more.

When they are done, put them in a bowl of cold water. The skins should slip off easily. Cut up into slices or chunks and serve. You can also put butter, salt, pepper, etc, but they're quite tasty as is. If you have kids, show them how to apply beet lipstick. That's one of my favorite memories from childhood dinners!