Beets are having a moment. Known for their juice’s vibrant tone and their earthy flavor, beets are now a staple on many restaurants’ menus — but that wasn’t always the case. “Five years ago if I put a ...

These delicious recipes are just the beginning of the wonderful things you can do with the planet’s most exuberantly hued root. Few foods are as instantly festive as the earthy-sweet, richly hued beet ...

In a saucepan, combine the beets and water and bring to a boil over high heat. Cook for 20 minutes, or until tender. Remove the beets and set aside to cool, reserving the cooking liquid. Strain the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When the term “vulgaris” forms the second half of the given Latin name of a plant, as it very often does, we understandably might think it gives a negative ...

Mehr Singh is a food and culture reporter based in New York. Her work appears in Bon Appétit, Food52, and other publications. If you’re the kind of person who finishes a jar of pickles and finds ...

Throughout the summer, Extension educators received many calls concerning problems with canning red beets. Many people seem confused about canning plain beets in water versus pickled beets canned in a ...

The first person to soak the humble cucumber in some vinegar couldn't in their wildest dreams have predicted the Picklewich, pickle ice cream or pickle Bloody Marys, but here we are. Pickles aren't ...