Alicia is a writer, photographer, and social entrepreneur specializing in sustainable travel, wildlife and nature conservation, and environmentally friendly agriculture and eating. She holds an M.S.

“What makes a potato pancake a latke?” my younger daughter asked me last week, just before the eight-day Jewish festival of Hanukkah, which begins this year on Sunday evening (all Jewish holidays ...

Beetroot Kanji Recipe: The month of March has barely begun, and temperatures are already hovering around 30-35 degrees.

Beetroot powder contains micronutrients and phytonutrients that may benefit heart, gut, and brain health. Potential benefits include reducing inflammation, lowering blood pressure, improving gut ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS)-- A local company challenges Drexel culinary students to create original recipes made from their beet powder. Alexandra Zeitz, manager of the Drexel Food Lab, says their Beet Powder ...

Make your own beet root blush, cocoa powder brow filler, and more. Elderberries are deep-purple fruits that grow wild throughout large swaths of the Americas—east of the Rocky Mountains, all the way ...

Cream cheese frosting (see recipe), or other fluffy white icing 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Wash beets and wrap in aluminum foil. Bake until the tip of a knife slides easily into the largest beet, ...

We often get bored with eating the same boring parathas or poha for breakfast. In such a situation, we need something easy to ...