Good n' Simple Root Recipe

So, here is a recent dish I made with the help of family.
It is beautiful, simple and most important of all--
nutritious and delicious!


"Roasted Roots"

I always try to use organic everything as much as possible, but
if it is not in your budget use what you have. Remember that the joy
in cooking is the feeding of the soul. If you can make one person happy
through the act of cooking, you have made ten thousand hearts shine!

So,
first we need a large roaster
and three tablespoons olive oil.
pour 2 into the empty roaster.

start preheating the oven to 420 F


Second,
an assortment of hardy root vegetables

about a pound of small-medium beets
a large yam or two medium or four small
four large carrots
6 large red potatoes
1 large rutabega

clean and wash these into about 1inch pieces.
you can leave the skins on the potatoes, beets and carrots
if you like.
skin the rutabega and yam.

throw these in the roaster as you chop.

Next we can take 2-3 medium to large onions--red, white, yellow--mix it up.
peel and chop these into 1/4 inch strips and throw in with the chopped roots.

Now get out a bottle of chili powder or smoked paprika
and that last tablespoon of olive oil.

take 1-2 tables spoons of chili powder/paprika
and sprinkle on the mix.
now, pour the last table spoon of oil in as well.

stick your hands in and turn
until the mix is thorough.

you can accompany with salt and pepper to taste.

cover and escort to the oven.

set a timer or keep track for around 50 minutes

in the meantime,
grab one whole head of garlic.
break and peel.
leave cloves whole and unharmed.

when the fifty minutes is up
check the mix's consitency
to make sure it is close enough to done.

pull out the roaster, uncover
and throw in whole cloves of unharmed garlic.
mix thoroughly.

leave cover off roaster, escort back to oven and
turn the temperature down to 350 F.
cook for about 15-20 minutes
or unitl the garlic is done to your satisfaction.

This dish can easily be tweaked to meet your individual
needs. Expand it, shrink it, change the roots, change the spices--
really this recipe is so simple that you would have to try very hard
to actually mess it up.

I would recommend serving it with brown rice, whole grain couscous, quinoa, millet--
really any grain of your choice.

EAT EAT EAT!