The Office’s Dwight Schrute is famous for farming them, President Obama has publicly snubbed them and Napoleon set a course to rule the world by insisting that French farmers grow them (to cultivate their own sugar supply that is). The Beet. The veggie that stains your hands and puts the blush in Borscht.
I’ll be the first to admit I was never a true fan of beets until I moved to the Northern end of Williamsburg, Brooklyn in the mid-90′s. Mainly a Polish neighborhood at the time, pickled beets were a favorite side dish at my local corner diner. Plated alongside perogies, applesauce and sour cream- yum, the lineup quickly became my favorite Sunday dinner.
I loved them for their tart sweetness and of course their vivid color. Bordering somewhere between red, purple and pink; theirs is a palette both exotic and quite frankly erotic- in a peasant-ly type of vibe that is.
Even today when I spot them in the produce aisle I conjure up images of medieval damsels tending to their kitchen gardens, patiently waiting for their knight-in-shining armor to return from battle. A real bodice-ripper of a scenario, if you know what I mean. Just the thought of it is making me flush a really great shade of Beet Red.
Brilliant alone or paired against earthy dark grays, blacks, deep browns and drab greens and a touch of soft pink, Beet-y hues become so Mysterious, so Sexy, so Worldly…don’t you think?
A Beet-y shade of glimmer at the Spring couture line of Christian Dior and the most romantic headboard ever- designed by Stephen Shubel as featured in House Beautiful- showcases the color as beyond romantic.
C2 Paints must agree, offering deep red colors that are not just a feast to the eyes– but to the imagination as well. Fetish, Temptation, Vixen- oh my!
Since the natural colors of beets range from deep red to the shocking pink hue of their juice, any addition of these tempting hues to your home or wardrobe can bring instant romantic charm…
Sweet Temptations Lip Balm with Beet Root and Glitter $3 from Etsy, YOLO Colorhouse paint in Create 05, Beribboned Buds Cardi $88 from Anthropologie, Chanel’s Rouge Coco Lipstick in Rivoli as featured on Style.com, Francine Sofa $2998 from Anthropologie, Magnificat in Avocado from Calico Corners, Scintillation in Cerise from Schumacher, Stoned Clutch $398 by Tory Burch, Petunia Flip Flops $58 by Coach, color trends palette in Wonderland from Pittsburgh Paint’s The Voice of Color
And speaking of romance- I can think of anything more romantic then surprising your own maiden or knight with a candlelit dinner featuring this colorful dish as featured on my favorite food blog Spectacularly Delicious.
Shocking Pasta!
As far as recipes that aspire to appease both pallet and palette-I must say nothing ‘beets’ this one! Buon Appetito.
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