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 ...

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 ...

Traditional village-style red borscht, cooked slowly in a pot with fresh vegetables and natural ingredients. A simple yet ...

Nowadays, no matter what our ancestry, our kids want to eat chicken satay as they do in the cafe down the street, our spouses want to serve a pesto as good as the one sampled on vacation in Liguria ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Everett deli and grocery store caters to those seeking a taste of home while adding their own unique flair. No two people make borscht the same way. It’s a personal thing. Olga Gershaft remembers ...