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Summertime is a great time for tart-sweet pickles — including these pickled beets. Serve them as you would pickled cucumbers, as a condiment or part of a relish tray. Peel beets with a vegetable ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... I have recently been tasting a lot of the food of my heritage, that culinarily bleak corner of northeastern Europe that covers the Baltic states, Germany and ...

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 ...

Dear Heloise: I've seen a pickled beets recipe in your column, but have never saved it. Now my family has found that they really like pickled beets, so I'd like to can some. Could you please repeat ...

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, ...

Lately, I’ve been looking to add more protein to my diet. While I do eat meat, big slabs of it don’t carry much appeal. In addition to vegan protein sources — I’m very fond of tempeh — I love eggs.

I said goodbye to my little flock of chickens this week. It was a good urban chicken run, but I decided it might be time for the children to get a dog, and the combo seems dicey. In honor of my girls, ...

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Instructions: Heat oven to 375 degrees. Wash beets; toss them with vegetable oil. Place in baking dish with 1/4-inch of water; wrap tightly with foil. Roast until beets can be easily pierced with ...