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Who would think that beets would be our new favorite vegetable? My husband and I cannot get enough of the pickled beets at Bona Fide Deluxe. They’re served with a pink peppercorn ranch dressing.

I had about 4 pounds of beets and that made 5 pints of marinated beets. The beets (bulbs only) are boiled in lightly salted water until tender when pierced with an ice pick. Exact time for boiling ...

In parts of America where millions of immigrants from Central Europe found a new home a century ago, it's still possible to see this humble concoction on the bar of a beer joint. Pickled beets and ...

Beets, beautiful beets! I realize this sentiment isn’t widespread; people either love beets or firmly loathe them. Beets have a distinctly sweet, earthy taste owed to the organic bacteria geosmin and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... You can vary the spices in this recipe if you like: add cloves, cinnamon, peppercorns… I use these pickles in a variety of dishes, but one of my favorites is ...

The summer of 2016 will certainly be remembered as a strange stretch of weather for all of the dedicated farmers growing crops. The recent rain and extreme humidity has trigged our farm asparagus ...

Pickling is an easy way to add an acidic flair to your favorite ingredients. Here are some pickle recipes worth trying at ...

Dear Pat: We are customers at Po Po restaurant, and it's amazing how the food is always consistent — and always good. One item I'd love to try to make at home is their side of pickled beets. The beets ...

Apparently I’m not just a suggestible eater, but I’m a suggestible cook as well. Last week I answered an Ask Evan question about what to do with pickled eggs. I became so intrigued with the idea of ...