Since the first year that I signed up for a winter CSA share, I’ve been experimenting with borscht; the Eastern European, beet-based soup. It’s a great, tasty way to use up a variety of hearty root ...

GHENT, N.Y. — The challenge seemed simple enough: Take the motley crew of beets I managed to extract from my garden this summer and turn them into borscht, the hearty Ukrainian beet soup. So, I went ...

From Yahoo Food’s Cookbook of the Week: Oma & Bella Rinse off the meat and pat it dry with a cloth. Cut it into bite-sized pieces and place in a large pot with enough water to fully cover. Bring the ...

Borscht was never a dish I looked forward to. It always felt heavy, overly earthy, or strangely unbalanced, until I tried it ...

Nowadays, no matter what our ancestry, our kids want to eat chicken satay as they do in the cafe down the street, our spouses want to serve a pesto as good as the one sampled on vacation in Liguria ...

My paternal bloodline brims with soup: barley stews studded with black mushrooms and opaque as porridge; the thin tomato broth of our Polish Christmas Eve vigil, swimming with dumplings no bigger than ...

The number of variations of red beet soup seem endless. I adore the earthiness of this wonderful vegetable soup which can be served hot or cold, vegan or not. It's a staple of eastern Europe cuisine, ...

Want to eat like an Olympian? A good place to start would be a hearty bowl of borscht, as a jaw-dropping 70,000 gallons will be served at this year's Winter games. Varieties of this Eastern European ...

1. Quarter 6 of the potatoes and place in a large stockpot. (Dice remaining potato and set aside.) To stockpot, add water, 3 tablespoons salt, 1 cup diced onions, whole beet and head of garlic. Bring ...

To the uninitiated, borscht is a humble, reddish beet soup, often served with a generous dollop of sour cream on top. But in its simplicity is a cultural significance that transcends borders, one that ...