Inspiration is a cookbook away

I'm always looking for new inspiration in the kitchen and am enjoying my new library books (have been on the waiting list at the library for months for Yotom Ottolenghi's, The Cookbook www.amazon.com).

 This is one of my favorite fall dishes of golden beets with fresh kale and a peppercorn dipping sauce for extra zing. The apples are from our recent trip to Ithaca Farmers' mkt and for some whole grain crunch, Mary's Gone Crackers, are really good. Although this wasn't found in either cookbook mentioned above, just by leafing through a good cookbook the vicarious inspiration confirms that seasonal food is always a good bet and needs little fuss. I boiled the beets whole for about 40 minutes then cooled on a wire rack, peeled, and sliced adding a pinch of salt and pepper. The Kale was washed, spun dry and chopped into bite size pieces and seasoned with some freshly squeezed lemon juice.