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 ...

Pickled beets are beets that have gone through a pickling or fermentation process. Pickled foods are preserved in an acidic solution, then sealed in a sterile jar or can so they won’t spoil. Beets are ...

In general, objects broadcasting a radioactive shade of purple and whiff of acidic sulfur bomb aren’t all that hard to resist ingesting. But when it comes to beet-pickled eggs, count me in. I am of ...

“I am interested in the idea that there are no boundaries to food,” Hearn says. At Alinea, he explains, learned to think outside the box. Today he's sharing a recipe he recently added to the Polo ...

A number of studies have shown that beets can lower blood pressure. How effective they are can vary with how they are ...

Golden beets take on a melt-in-your-mouth texture in this elegant side dish, infused with the warmth of turmeric and the natural sweetness of maple syrup. A final swirl of butter turns the pan juices ...

When I was younger, Good Fridays were always set aside for dying eggs at my grandma’s house. Her kitchen would be permeated with the odor of vinegar before 8 a.m. An enormous enamel canning pot would ...

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Take a boring hard-boiled egg and turn it a beautiful shade of magenta — while at the same time imparting a sweet tangy flavor. That’s the beauty of pickled red beet eggs, a favorite and familiar ...

Pickled beets are a convenient alternative to fresh beets. They’re rich in nutrients and offer many of the same health benefits as their fresh counterparts but have a much longer shelf life. However, ...

Crystal Mountain Resort's Executive Chef Darren Hawley made Smoked Pheasant and Morel Galantine with Pickled Beet and Goat Cheese Gateaux for mynorth.com's Chef Showdown: Local Foods. mynorth.com, the ...