A Beautiful Disaster

This was not the post I thought I was going to write.

I was looking forward to telling you all about this awesome dip I found on Weelicious and how excited E and Baby O were about eating something bright pink. I was excited about eating pink food, too! The recipe seemed easy enough and the ingredients were just right. Beets! Beets are beautiful and pack a nutrient rich punch. And did I mention the dip is bright pink? Gorgeous food to entice my children (and my husband and I) to eat more veggies? How could any of that be bad? Eat a rainbow and all that, right?

But, I must admit failure.

It's not the fault of the recipe. I told you I'm a beginner in the kitchen, right? How big is a medium beet anyway? I roasted the beet with a clove a garlic, per the recipe. The thing was tender when I pulled it out an hour-ish later. I even resisted the urge to spread the roasted garlic clove on a bit of crusty bread and eat it immediately! Everything was going well! Toss beet, garlic, beans, lemon juice, olive oil, and salt in the food processor. Good, simple ingredients. Simple! As the foods mingled, the dip took shape and it was flat out beautiful. Exciting!!!

But, then I tasted it. I.don't.like.beets. Iron-rich indeed! Maybe it was just my taste buds? I made my husband try it. He didn't gag, but said it was missing something. What am I? Top chef? I don't know what its missing!  So I tasted it again. Maybe more garlic? So I added some (not roasted - it was late!) minced garlic. Blend. Taste again.

No. Just no. Before I tossed the fuchsia loveliness in the trash, I asked my husband if he'd like me to save some for his lunches this week.  Well, no. He did not.

So there you go. Never take yourself too seriously and never judge a book by its cover. Errr, never judge a beet by its color. No, that's not working either.

Experimenting in the kitchen is fun!