Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Valentine’s Day is approaching faster than Cupid’s arrow shot from a compound bow, and you may be sweating under the pressure of preparing a sweet something for your sweetheart. You want your creation ...

I started tinkering with the idea of a classic red velvet cake using naturally red beets in the cake batter and fresh chèvre in the frosting, but when it comes to baking tests I am not the most ...

To prepare the sweet beetroot cake, start by removing the outer skin of the already cooked beets (1) and cutting them into cubes (2). Then transfer them to the immersion blender cup (3), add a drizzle ...

I grew up loving beets. My mom's pickled beets. She would buy canned beets from the store, then doctor them up with her own spice mixture of peppercorns, allspice berries, whole cloves, vinegar and ...

Valladolid, Spain-based Sandra Mangas is proof you can have it all: She’s a mother, professor, photographer, and recipe developer. She’s also an author of four books. The most recent, Polos y Helados, ...

If you’ve never tried a beetroot-chocolate cake, then you are in for such a treat!” says TV chef and author Clodagh McKenna. The beetroot brings a delicious moist texture and the cakes are ...

MAKES 12 SQUARES To decorate Step 1 Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. You will need a 30cm x 23cm traybake tin, greased and lined. Step 2 Break the eggs into a large mixing bowl. Add the cocoa, ...

A commenter on my post from a few weeks ago asked for the recipe for the beet cake that actually worked, and I’m glad to provide it. For this one I used about half a cup of beet puree and half a cup ...