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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Sometimes I shop for groceries with a specific recipe in mind, but more often I head to the market and let the ingredients speak to me. A recent trip had me loading my bags with a gorgeous array of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Her Ukrainian borscht always turns out excellent – with a hearty mix of meat, beets and cabbage and that signature, deep reddish purple-hued broth that’s cherished by anyone who loves a good bowl of ...

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 ...