Beet It!

Very timely, and quite lovely to look at, these eight beet recipes from The Atlantic seem sure to brighten up winter.

Also from The Atlantic, and I hesitate to link to this for the easily influenced to be under the influence, is a(nother) column about the benefits of moderate drinking. Apparently those of who imbibe also earn more. Drinking for dollars, as it were!
Picture from The Atlantic

Rooting around for winter inspiration

Looking for something new and different in this season of winter greens and the usual root vegetables, may I offer a word of advice: salsify! Which, as UK Guardian writer (who has one of those oh-so-British sounding names) Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall says in this article in the UKG: "appear at a time when we're all wondering what else we could possibly do with a parsnip or how to reinvent the cabbage." I myself have never cooked with salsify, but after reading the article and the accompanying recipes, rest assured his salsify fritters will soon be gracing my table. Hm, winter suddenly seems much more interesting.....

photo from the UK Guardian