Forget the traditional cabbage soup diet! A 2023 study reveals a new diet soup diet with borscht-inspired beet soup that not only accelerates weight loss but also increases muscle strength by 350 ...

It started one January, during that post-holiday period when you need to nourish the soul but at the same time whittle off the residue of holiday truffles still riding on your hips. I wandered into my ...

Note: You can vary the vegetables in this creamy cream-free soup and play with the seasonings, too. A dollop of whole-milk yogurt can give it a silky body, if desired. The soup reheats beautifully; ...

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 ...

Here are two servings of the Carrot and Red Beet Soup, with some pistachios and a dollop of plain Greek-style yogurt added as toppings. Carrots, red beets, an onion, garlic, olive oil and stock are ...

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.

I don't much go for the trappings of Valentine's Day, but I do appreciate the excuse to cook something brilliantly, undeniably pink. Most often that means playing with beets, and this year I'm ...

If you’re already a fan of borscht, or red beet soup, you may find adding cherries makes it even better. “I don’t know what I was expecting, but it’s very good,” my niece Mia said as she tasted some ...

Don’t listen to the naysayers. It is perfectly possible for someone who does not like beets to go on and lead a productive life, probably. A distaste for beets does not absolutely guarantee a dreary ...