You Won’t Believe This!

@much2say (53959)

• Los Angeles, California

13 Jul 20

@LadyDuck This happened to you too but potatoes came out

? I should go in the backyard and pull out some of our weeds . . . maybe I can find some lunch

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458006)

• Switzerland

13 Jul 20

@DianneN

I felt a bit dumb after pulling up those "weeds" that I totally forgot I had planted. I should prepare tags to plant in the garden for those things that grow underground.

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

13 Jul 20

That's hilarious! I was flabbergasted when my husband showed them to me. I think he would prefer potatoes.

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Raj

@Butterfingers (66585)

• India

13 Jul 20

That's great dear and a nice surprise for you

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

13 Jul 20

I'm stunned that this grew in the woods. And thrilled!

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Raj

@Butterfingers (66585)

• India

13 Jul 20

@DianneN great

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popciclecold

@popciclecold (35084)

• United States

13 Jul 20

You must really have a green thumb.

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popciclecold

@popciclecold (35084)

• United States

13 Jul 20

@DianneN Lol.

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

13 Jul 20

We never even saw it once we threw it in the woods. I'm flabbergasted!

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306113)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

13 Jul 20

I'm with your hubby. Enjoy your beets.

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

13 Jul 20

Thanks, I will, once I figure out how to make a beet salad.

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

13 Jul 20

@just4him Did I ask you?

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306113)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

13 Jul 20

@DianneN Don't ask me. I don't touch the things.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

13 Jul 20

Wow! That is looking healthy. I love the beet for salad. How do you cook it?

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

13 Jul 20

Thanks! I can't believe it was found before it rotted in the woods! I still need to look for a recipe, but have been running in and out of the house all day. I know I have to boil it first.

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https://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/slideshow/roast-em-fry-em-grate-em-38-ways-cook-eat-beets

@DianneN (246720)

• United States

13 Jul 20

@thelme55 Thanks so much! I have the ingredients to make the Marinated Beets with Pistachios and Tarragon. Unfortunately, I don't have the time to marinate them, but can begin later and finish in the morning. Then they will be ready for tomorrow's dinner. Thanks so much for the link! There are so many fabulous beet recipes to try.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

13 Jul 20

@DianneN Maybe you can check this one. The recipes look good.

www.bonappetit.com

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/slideshow/roast-em-fry-em-grate-em-38-ways-cook-eat-beets

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203454)

• Nashville, Tennessee

13 Jul 20

That is a nice surprise. I don't care for beets but they are healthy. Enjoy!

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

13 Jul 20

It certainly surprised the heck out of us! I will.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203454)

• Nashville, Tennessee

13 Jul 20

@DianneN I am sure it did.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (85468)

• United States

13 Jul 20

That is so cool! What an unexpected, tasty surprise.

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

13 Jul 20

It surely was one heck of a surprise. I think I'll thrown everything into the woods from now on.

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (45467)

• India

13 Jul 20

Oh that is great! Beetroot could be a bit hard to eat at times, but verg good health wise- especially with regards to its Iron content. And one can make some sweet things with it too.

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (45467)

• India

14 Jul 20

@DianneN We prepare a soup of Carrots and Betroots in winters and enjoy with different kinds of Indian breads- Chapatis etc.

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (45467)

• India

15 Jul 20

@DianneN diced cucumbers in soup! That also sounds great!

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

13 Jul 20

I agree. I want to look up a recipe for beet salad later. I do love beets, but never cooked them.

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@much2say (53959)

• Los Angeles, California

13 Jul 20

Those are some colorful weeds

! Oh how funny . . . I guess the conditions were right and it was able to grow on its own

. I like beets too but the family does not - they'd probably rather eat weeds

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

13 Jul 20

Hubs would rather eat weeds, too! It certainly grew and did every single thing on its own.

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@much2say (53959)

• Los Angeles, California

13 Jul 20

@DianneN

That's another one where I wonder if the beet leaves can be eaten. I assume then that deer won't eat them - or maybe they were just hidden so well

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@much2say (53959)

• Los Angeles, California

14 Jul 20

@DianneN Well I'm glad it wasn't poison ivy then! And good that you discovered them before the deer did . . . you "beet" them to it

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Marlina

@marlina (154166)

• Canada

13 Jul 20

Wow! unbelievable all right! I love beets

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

13 Jul 20

I think I'll just throw seeds and plants into the woods from now on!

I'm so happy you love beets, too. Many don't.

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111948)

• United States

13 Jul 20

I am with hubby I do not like them.Mike likes it not me. yes the beets do look very healthy.How do you cook yours

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

13 Jul 20

Mike and I are both alike! Haha! I will have to look up a recipe. I want to make a beet salad for myself.

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SHOHANA

@SHOHANA (16094)

• Bangladesh

14 Jul 20

Beets are really good vegetable, no idea of your hub's dinner as he doesn’t like beets

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SHOHANA

@SHOHANA (16094)

• Bangladesh

14 Jul 20

@DianneN are you vegetarian? Your hubby is a nice person who takes other veggies without complaining anything, some hubbies (local people) here never buy veggies they don't eat, they don't care other's choice in his family

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

14 Jul 20

@SHOHANA We eat a variety of vegetables that we both enjoy. I eat things my husband likes that I'm not fond of, but he draws the line when it comes to eating beets and avocados. Silly man!

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

14 Jul 20

Hubs can eat any other vegetable he wants. I love them and gave some to our son today.

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Anna M. Wilkes

@gr8nana6 (6614)

• Conyers, Georgia

13 Jul 20

Can I come for dinner I love beets

a nice surprise for sure.

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

13 Jul 20

I'd love to have you, but what I'm planning to make will have to marinate until tomorrow. I ran out of time.

See you tomorrow!

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Anna M. Wilkes

@gr8nana6 (6614)

• Conyers, Georgia

13 Jul 20

@DianneN Ok probably would take me till tomorrow anyway

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

13 Jul 20

@gr8nana6

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vilma143

@vilma143 (2832)

• Dipolog, Philippines

14 Jul 20

Wow, great, sounds delicious again for dinner. Have a wonderful day to you there.

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

15 Jul 20

@vilma143 I'm glad you still have a job. Just be careful.

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

14 Jul 20

Thank so and enjoy the rest of your week. Don't work too hard!

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vilma143

@vilma143 (2832)

• Dipolog, Philippines

15 Jul 20

@DianneN , Yes, thank you so much too, but the work calls me, I have a lot of pending works due to covid. Lucky we back to normal here but still wearing face mask and not strict of social distancing.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (111163)

• El Paso, Texas

13 Jul 20

Wow, what a kool find. Beets are ok if served with other veggies or pickled.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (111163)

• El Paso, Texas

13 Jul 20

I have never had borsht @DianneN Now I have to go look that up

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

13 Jul 20

Thanks! I'm going to make a beet salad. If I had more, I'f make borsht.

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

14 Jul 20

It's a Russian beet soup @rebelann

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

14 Jul 20

You remind me that I haven't eaten beetroot for a long time. My mother used to either make them as warm vegetable together with potatoes and meat or boiled, peeled, cut into pieces, and with some cubes of onion, salt, oil and vinegar as a salad. Very tasty!

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

14 Jul 20

@DianneN I know borsht. I had it in Uzbekistan when I travelled there two years ago. It is a remnant from the time when Uzbekistan was part of the Soviet Union. I also ate it in Russia many moons ago. It even made its way to the GDR, the former German Democratic Republic. My relatives who live there still eat it occasionally and one can get it in restaurants.

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

14 Jul 20

@MALUSE I'm so happy you know of borscht . It's not very common here, but can be found in some Jewish eateries, especially those of Russian descent.

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

14 Jul 20

Those sound delicious ways to prepare them, too. My grandmother made borsht (a Russian beet soup) and severed it with cut up boiled potatoes, sour cream and sometimes diced cucumbers right in the soup. Since hubs doesn't care for them, I would order them if I saw them on a menu in restaurants. They are delicious and healthy, too!

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Manuela Lopes

@nela13 (55698)

• Portugal

13 Jul 20

I love beets and I eat them often. Those look quite good!

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

13 Jul 20

Thanks! They do look pretty good considering that they grew under debris in the woods.

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

14 Jul 20

@nela13 It's delicious! I just returned from giving some to my son.

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Manuela Lopes

@nela13 (55698)

• Portugal

14 Jul 20

@DianneN Yes, they do! I like it a lot in salads, especially now during summer.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (156056)

• United States

13 Jul 20

A bonus! What a cool discovery. I don't like beets either. :-(

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

13 Jul 20

Thanks and you're no fun with the eating thing!

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

13 Jul 20

@LindaOHio Love them, although hubs prefers them cooked. You and he have similar dislikes. My problem is that I love everything and put on 4 pounds.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (156056)

• United States

13 Jul 20

@DianneN I eat a lot of other things. Our big thing is no raw onions! Can't stand them.

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Leiann Lynn Rose Spontaneo

@Spontaneo (14703)

• United States

13 Jul 20

What a pleasant surprise! LOL

You know I have to ask you this... How are you preparing the beets?

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@DianneN (246720)

• United States

13 Jul 20

To keep it short, they are marinating now. I decided to make marinated beets with pistachios and tarragon. I won't be able to have them until tomorrow.

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