It caramelizes the sugars in the beets, giving them a sweeter and more concentrated flavor.

From a culinary perspective, beets offer a two-one punch. Their bright pink color can brighten up the simplest of dishes, while their earthy sweetness complements myriad ingredients. However, their ...

This recipe offers an opportunity to put sustainability on your table, making use of every bit of a beet, save its thin skin.

Every year when the beets start piling up on my counter, I know it is time to make pickled beets. This is one of my favorite ways to stretch the harvest, add bright color to winter plates, and keep ...

Food is both a basic necessity and the key to a healthy life. We'd also argue that it's one of the greatest sensual pleasures that most of us are lucky enough to access for breakfast lunch, dinner, ...

Some topics are tremendously polarizing. And I’m just talking about food! In my life, as a food-focused person, I have come to learn that there are certain foods you cannot assume are safe to serve to ...

Research has found that drinking beetroot (beet) juice daily can help lower blood pressure. Here’s why and how you can drink beet juice safely.

Beets contain nitrates that the body turns into nitric oxide, a compound that helps relax blood vessels to improve blood flow and lower blood pressure.

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...