Well, the best laid plans… I’m sitting in the Vancouver airport now waiting for my (slightly) delayed flight to Montreal… Due to a crazy last day that was really plagued by epic slothery (new word! new word!), I didn’t blog yesterday, and, as always, was only JUST ready for the next phase of the crazy Canadian summer tour to begin.
More from la belle province! I hatched a new plan that was supposed to start today, but the post’s not done, and the plan’s a touch derailed—just enough that blogging it later will work just fine.
Until I have my head on straight again, here’s a May Kristin original recipe (which I haven’t tried yet, since I’m terrified of any recipe that wants beets), complete with Norwegian translation of the ingredients. She says it’s good whenever, with whatever. Don’t you just love flexibility? 
That’s her royal creativeness at Lake Louise.
A May Kristin Original
Watermelon (I guess other types of melon work well too)
1 small beet (can be skipped as I know you don’t like it….but it blends well in the dish) (rødbete)
Nectarine (or a pear for a change) (nektarin eller pære)
Banana (banan)
Walnuts or sunflower seeds (valnøtter eller solsikkefrø)
1 lime squeezed over it (lime)—or lemon
Fresh chilli (chilli)
Celery (selleri)
A teaspoon of Canadian maple syrup (lønnesirup)
Apple-cider vinegar (eplesider eddik)
For a variation add some cinnamon (kanel)
All ingredients finely chopped…….and mix well. There are no measurements… just mix to your liking.
If anyone tries this, let me know how it goes!
July 26th, 2010 at 11:11
Don’t you just love when your flight gets delayed. Such a bummer. At least you had your laptop.
I was never sure if I liked beets but I recently tried them on a salad and fell in love.
July 27th, 2010 at 06:06
@ Kristen: only 30 minutes, I can definitely handle.
I tried to love beets last fall… and just the smell of them cooking did me in. Boo!
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