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 ...

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 ...

When potatoes and carrots reach desired softness, add one can of beans with their juice, two bay leaves, 2-3 tablespoons of ...

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 ...

When you hear the word ‘borscht’ you might think of red beets, but many other ingredients can be part of this savory vegetable soup. After the vegetables have simmered in the broth for half an hour or ...

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 ...

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 ...