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Thanksgiving Inspiration: The Modern Relish Tray

Is the relish tray passé? It seems that they're a nostalgic memory from Grandma's table. But as Joanna pointed out in her post last spring, many of the relish tray elements are popular again,...

Frugal Tip: Reuse Your Leftover, Store-Bought Pickle Brine

Several weeks ago, we bought some Rick's Picks Kool Gherks. They were delicious, but they didn't last long. And when we'd finished them, we realized we had a beautiful, flavorful brine full of pepperc...

How Easy a Pickle Can Be: The Zuni Pink Pickled Onions
Recipe Review

Have you seen those hot pink pickled onions from the Zuni Cafe Cookbook? Over the last couple of years it seems like they've been everywhere in the blogosphere. We've been meaning to try them for a ve...

Souvenir from Japan: Salted Cherry Blossoms

A friend of mine went to Japan this past Spring with his girlfriend, and popped the question to her while there. They were in Japan during the cherry blossom viewings, and I can't think of anywhere m...

How Do I Preserve Turnips?
Good Question

Here's a good garden and preserving question from Lexy: I was distracted during planting season this year, and instead of planting an abundance of golden beets, I planted too many Purple Top White Glo...

Taking It to the Streets
Community Cooking Events in San Francisco

Home cooking is often a somewhat isolated event. We usually cook for ourselves, our family and a handful of friends or colleagues. On occasion, a stranger appears in the mix, but usually they've bee...

In Praise of the Relish Tray

Growing up, family meals weren't complete without my grandma's relish tray. It was always served on a divided glass platter, and usually included pitted black olives, pimento-stuffed green olives, pic...

From the Files: Jam, Jelly, Pickles, and Preserves

Click thumbnails to go to post Jam, jelly, and preserves can have such a diversity of flavors and interesting ingredi...

Recipe: Fresh Garden Vegetable Pickles

I had a glut of green tomatoes from my garden that would never turn red because the days are getting shorter and cooler, and the fog has been rolling in more often. So, I decided to pickle them....

Local Food Producer: Happy Girl Kitchen Co.
Bay Area, California

One of our favorite vendors at the Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market on Saturdays is the Happy Girl Kitchen Company. They sell many kinds of pickled vegetables and preserved fruits in jars....

Pantry Basics: Pickling Spice

If you've ever looked at a recipe for pickles or chutneys (like our tomato chutney posted last week), you may have encountered an ingredient simply called "pickling spice." What's in pickling spice, a...

Recipe Recommendation: Pickled Beets

Looking for a new way to enjoy this sweet and earthy vegetable, a friend suggested we try pickling! Now that we've tried it, we may just need a jar of pickled beets on-hand 24/7 to satisfy our craving...

Tofu Croutons, Pickled Grapes, and a Microwave Garage
Seen, noted, and found delicious. 06.06.08

What's looking good today? Well, there's a sleek way to hide your microwave, some good summer snacks and a sad (yet delicious) farewell post from one of our very favorite blogs. ...

Waste Not: Using Leftover Rick's Picks Brine

At last weekend's Apartment Therapy book party, there was a lot of brine going around. First, Rick of Rick's Picks introduced us to the pickletini, a delicious dirty martini with a splash of pickle ...

Recipe: Pickletini

This weekend we were treated to a special dirty martini from our favorite pickle joint in town, Rick's Picks. Just in time. In an effort to get you ready for summer, we're going to kick off a week o...

DIY Tip: How To Make Dill Pickles

Photo: pickling cucumbers and fresh dill awaiting the vinegar mixture. We try to avoid using processed foods as much as possible and make our own pantry items when we can. ...

Stinky Sweethearts: Rick's Picks and Saxleby Cheese

We're putting forth a wild and crazy Valentine's Day thought: no waxy chocolate and no pesticide-laced roses imported from Ecuador this year. And better yet, no eating out. Cuddle up inside, people!...

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