Can She Do It?

I actually followed through and made this week’s recipe from Figs, Bay, & Wine! Mom went out to the store to get me ingredients, which frankly is always the most annoying part to me, and then the rest was a breeze. (She only found red beets, so the colors aren’t as nice as Amanda’s.) It takes an actually lot of baking time, but not so much in the prep. Scrub the beets, stick them in the oven, then make up the rest of the ingredients as they bake.

Right now I have no idea if it’s any good, but, hey I made it and it looks good. I think it took me an hour to do the prep. Okay I have now tasted it and it is yummy. It wasn’t ready in time for dinner, but I couldn’t help eating two servings! I bet my dad, who hates beets will like it too, because its not so much about the beets than it is about the feta cheese and the pastry. Oh the pastry. I think I would like ANYTHING on a bit of puff pastry.

Next time I think I might put some onions on it. Mom wasn’t a fan, but she didn’t dislike it. I didn’t use the chili pepper because I knew Mom wouldn’ go for that, (substituted it with a regular red pepper) but she also thinks the feta cheese is too tart. (Buh dum bump!) Maybe some kind of cream cheese or a milder type would be better for her. But I think the possibilities are endless. I think I might be experimenting with puff pastry more often!

But here’s the thing…I branched out and tried something new. And now I am exhausted. I could also be exhausted because I drove for 9 hours yesterday, and five the day before! But now I have lunch for tomorrow and probably the next day…roasted beets are divine, and I always learn something when I read Amanda’s blog.