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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Anna Sakawsky, a fourth-generation Ukrainian Canadian, says she grew up eating foods like borscht and pierogi, made with recipes handed down by her great-grandmother. (Photo: Anna Sakawsky) Anna ...

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 ...

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 ...