emily - Thanks for the compliment! And I love Katy’s site too! As for making this into a salad, the taste combination is a winner, but presentation plays a big part too — if you want to serve it family style, I would mound a big pile of ricotta or farmer’s cheese in the center of a plate, then arrange alternating beet and orange slices around it. If you mixed it all together it might all turn beet red…

maybelle’s mom - I have a container of amaranth sitting in my cabinet but haven’t been brave enough to make it yet — one cookbook I have (Mollie Katzen’s Enchanted Broccoli Forest??) has a whole section on cooking various grains, so I’m planning on following her directions… I ‘ll let you know if it works out. I’m glad Belle liked it though!

Deb - Thanks! I love them too!