There are a lot of things we don't agree on these days. Yet, a steaming bowl of soup on a cold winter night is almost universally agreed upon to be good for the soul. Cooks from every corner of the ...

Author Rae Bernamoff: What I love about our updated version of this peasant soup is that it’s based on an actual beet broth—not beef stock, as in a lot of Russian borschts, and not even vegetable ...

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The best borscht I ever had was in a punk house the summer before I turned 18. At that point, I’d been on my own for nearly two years, living with whoever would take me after my mom left town, ...

½ leek sliced 1 red onion chopped 2 carrots chopped 1 medium sweet potato chopped 2 beets chopped 2 cups cabbage thinly sliced 8 cups vegetable stock 2 tbsp. olive oil Heat oil in large soup pot. Add ...

Passover, the Jewish holiday that spans eight days and kicks off with a fabulous feast known as the Seder, is just around the corner—April 15, 2022, to be precise—which means it’s time to start meal ...

The best borscht I ever had was in a punk house the summer before I turned 18. At that point, I’d been on my own for nearly two years, living with whomever would take me after my mom left town, ...

This column was first published on Feb. 16, 2022. There are a lot of things we don’t agree on these days. Yet, a steaming bowl of soup on a cold winter night is almost universally agreed upon to be ...