Thankfully, protecting your kitchen doesn't mean you have to forgo the vegetable entirely. Instead, opt for this beet swap.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These delicious recipes are just the beginning of the wonderful things you can do with the planet’s most exuberantly hued root.

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 ...

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Even for vegetable lovers, beets can be a hard sell. Beets are one of those love-'em-or-hate-'em vegetables, with strong opinions on both sides. As beets come into their peak season from late summer ...

Starter: Looking for an appetizer that makes a statement without being complicated? These beet ravioli are as elegant as they ...

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 ...

Golden beets take on a melt-in-your-mouth texture in this elegant side dish, infused with the warmth of turmeric and the natural sweetness of maple syrup. A final swirl of butter turns the pan juices ...

“We almost always have a beet dish on the menu, and usually it’s in a salad of ‘stuff,’ allowing us to get a little more funky than the usual salad format of greens + veggies + crouton + dressing,” ...

In a world overstuffed with weighty, glossy celebrity chef cookbooks, it would be easy to overlook Alain Passard’s newly translated “The Art of Cooking With Vegetables.” But it would be a mistake.