Hooray for National BEET 🔴 Day !
IMHO any day’s a great day to honor this vitamin C–, fiber–, and potassium-rich vegetable—and a personal favorite of mine for creating all-natural deep red hues in food and drink (no fake colors OR added sugars needed!):
I just love utilizing beets as an awesome and amazing all natural source for infusing bright and deep red hues (+ lower glycemic levels of sweetness) into food and drink recipes a way better way to go vs. opting for fake carcinogenic food colors . especially this time of year (ie. Freedom Season) when Red foods and drinks are so culturally relevant and celebratory (think: Juneteenth)
Check out these 👉🏽 creative culinary applications of the versatile beet via RECIPES 👈🏾 that I curated for Food.com and see also visual highlights of how beets can bring a range of red hues to all kinds of drinks & foods via the photo carousel below:
Beets were the magic behind achieving the perfect red i was aiming for to include at the cocktail coloring bar I created for OSH’s annual fundraiser this year— you’ll see more highlights from that in this Saturday’s “Happy Stone House Day” post but for now here’s a visual “snapshot”teaser:
🔴 The red color option at the “cocktail coloring bar” I created for the OSH gala this year was called FRESA FRAGRANTE (Fragrant Strawberry) aka “Fresa Fields Forever": a super fun color reminiscent of childhood [ a la “Be A Kid Again Day “ which is also today!] …that imparted subtle fruity & floral notes as an add-in that helped selectees segue seamlessly from Spring to early Summer — that precise dipstick in time when vibrantly deep and bright red fruits & veggies are most abundant ! 🍓🍒🌺 🍅 🍉….
The FRESA FRAGRANTE (Fragrant Strawberry) red optional add-in elixir was one of five all natural “cocktail coloring bar” liquid colors (w/ subtle flavors) options I came up with for this year’s OSH fundraiser gala — but don’t let this red one’s berry-centered name fool you — a beautiful beet “shrub” i made & mixed in completed its crimson color …
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