Not long after the soup fiasco, I was standing in line with my friend... actually, I don't remember what we were waiting for... but I do remember the people in front of us. This guy in front of us was talking to another guy about how kids do not eat their vegetables and that one day people will not remember what beets are. This struck me as kind of funny. First, this man was not much older than us to be having one of those "when I was your age" moments. Second, my friend I was with happens to love vegetables (including beets), she also has a passion for cooking. And third, how does one just forget a vegetable? I guess we have lost many varieties from core vegetables and fruits, but they all still exist, right? Losing a variety of apples does not make everyone forget apples still exist.
So, with anything, I always give it three strikes before ruling it out and beets only had two against it (neither were their fault). I have always wanted to make my own ravioli and I saw something on Pinterest about colored pasta dough (the recipe used food coloring, but mentioned you could use beets). Again, they came in my CSA delivery... this time they were traditional red. ** You need some time to make this between roasting and cooling and kneading and cooling the dough, but really the recipe is quite simple. **
