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 ...

Nothing satisfies more than an old-fashioned pot roast. For a family of four, I cook a 4-pound boneless beef chuck roast and have plenty left over for this hearty Eastern European-style soup. Here’s ...

Season the beef with salt and pepper. In a medium roasting pan or dutch oven, heat oil until beginning to smoke. Add meat and brown until deep golden brown. May be necessary to do this step in 2-3 ...

Sometimes I shop for groceries with a specific recipe in mind, but more often I head to the market and let the ingredients speak to me. A recent trip had me loading my bags with a gorgeous array of ...

This borscht is such a favorite at Gavi's Restaurant in downtown Louisville that some loyal customers are alerted via email when it is on the menu. While this institution run by Russian immigrants is ...

Borscht. The very name evokes an older world, a simpler time when people ate food grown in the ground on which they walked. It’s almost hard not to picture the peasant farmer-cook pulling up beets, ...

Her Ukrainian borscht always turns out excellent – with a hearty mix of meat, beets and cabbage and that signature, deep reddish purple-hued broth that’s cherished by anyone who loves a good bowl of ...

Give this year’s holiday parties a focus based on the best of local foods that still are available this time of year. Winners of Lehigh Valley Harvest, an event sponsored by Buy Fresh, Buy Local ...

Since the first year that I signed up for a winter CSA share, I’ve been experimenting with borscht; the Eastern European, beet-based soup. It’s a great, tasty way to use up a variety of hearty root ...

Russia's Soviet days are well behind it, but if you're headed to Sochi for the Winter Olympics, your dining options will still run deep red — as in borscht. Organizers in Sochi expect to serve 70,000 ...

Sometimes I shop for groceries with a specific recipe in mind, but more often I head to the market and let the ingredients speak to me. A recent trip there had me loading my bags with a gorgeous array ...