IS IT BORSCHT OR SIMPLY BEET SOUP? Borscht has been on my mind lately, in part because Hanukkah began so early this year and a colleague wrote a piece about her annual fete, which always includes ...

Cold beet borscht, one of my favorite summer soups, is an Eastern European classic, but it has been a staple in many American kitchens for years. The following recipe is a far cry from the bottled ...

TAMPA (BLOOM) – Cooking for longevity can be easy and delicious. Longevity Dietitian and Gut Health Expert Ella Davar, RD, who is the author of “Healthy Cooking For High Performers” joins Gayle ...

Note: This vibrant soup makes a terrific starter and warming lunch. The three components of the dish (soup, buckwheat and garnish) keep for a week, tightly covered, in the refrigerator. From "The ...

Reader response to last week's column about my Polish grandmother's beet soup underscores the maxim that old recipes for ethnic foods are unique to families. The barszcz (Polish for borscht) I first ...

I spent my early childhood in Shanghai, where my food tastes and preferences got an early jump start, thanks to my grandmothers — mom’s mother Granny, from Iraq; and Baba, my father’s Russian mother.

Beet borscht isn't considered sexy, but beets weren't considered a delicacy, either, until a few years ago. Then they started showing up in trendy salads, soups and side dishes, and in every color -- ...

There was a time when I would scoff at those little packages of precooked beets next to the boxed salad greens at the grocery store. Why pay a premium for extra plastic when it’s easy to cook raw ...

Borscht has been on my mind lately, in part because Hanukkah began so early this year and a colleague wrote a piece about her annual fete, which always includes borscht, and in part because there were ...