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; ...

Spinach doesn't have to be the only leafy green worthy of a creamy spotlight. Kale, with its hearty leaves and faintly bitter ...

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 ...

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 ...

From chef Jeremy Fox's new cookbook, "On Vegetables," this is an easy, super-nutritious summer dish that you can batch cook in advance. Chilled soups are a busy girl’s BFF. With just one round of prep ...

Beets of all varieties (red, gold, striped Chioggia) are the sweetest member of the vegetable kingdom. Their natural sugars work almost like an antifreeze, lowering the freezing point of water in the ...

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 ...

Though vegetable soup is often just made up of random ingredients hanging around your fridge and pantry, it deserves to be exceptional. After all, it’s warm and comforting, while still being full of ...