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Posts tagged “pickling”

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...

Guess What Garden Treat Is In the Jar!

Tanya Spacek of Lawrence, Kansas sent us these fabulous photos of her past weekends adventures in canning. Can you guess what's in the jars? It's something Southerners might recognize more easily, b...

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...

Canning in the City
The New York Times 5.27.09

It's not really news that canning fruits and vegetables is on the rise. We've talked about preserving and pickling here and here and here. But The New York Times Dining section has some more encourage...

Cooking Basics: Very Easy Pickling

We love pickles, and we especially love the variety of flavors and vegetables being used to make them these days. But we've tended to shy away from making them at home, thinking that pickling requires...

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....

Event: Picklefest and Produce Swap 2008
Los Angeles

A while back we told you about a communal jam event at Machine Project. Well it was such a success that they've moved on to pickling. This Saturday join up with other pickling fanatics and novices a...

Why Is My Pickled Garlic Blue?

Two weeks ago, I pickled a bunch of garden vegetables and have been storing them in the fridge. Last night I pulled the jar out to see if they were ready and noticed one of the garlic cloves is blue....

Quick Tip: Use Leftover Pickling Brine to Make Vinaigrette

We made these pickled beets after reading Emma's review of them, and once the last beet was fished out of the jar, we wondered what to do with the leftover brine. First, we added more beets and did ...

Pickling: Choosing a Vinegar

As summer winds down, we've been pickling a lot, preserving as much of the season's fresh produce as we can. But as a somewhat novice pickler, we've found ourself wondering: What's the best vinegar to...

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...

What Are You Doing With Your Harvest?

Now's the time of the year when home gardens are producing at full yield. What are you doing with your harvest?...