Pickles

the original seven day pickle?

July 6, 2012
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In the last two weeks, I’ve made dozens of pickles. My favorite sweet pickles were first on the list, and if you have been reading along, or had a quick lunch over here in MrsW’s kitchen, you know I serve these all year long. This is a pickle that’s worth the (very minimal) work. They [...]

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secrets to successful canning (and a giveaway, too)

May 20, 2012
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Bet that title got your attention. I’ve been thinking, as the season gets going, and I make a few batches of jam and pickles, just to flex my muscles before teaching. And a few more batches to test some recipes. As I go through the motions, get my natural rhythms and instinctive moves fired up, [...]

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getting pickled. cocktail onions.

February 5, 2012
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If you’ve been reading along here, you know I’m a big fan of pickles. While it’s all cold and dreary, I try to amuse myself with little kitchen projects – the kind of food I might appreciate later in the year. One of those projects, and a real pain in the <ahem> – is pickling [...]

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National Can It Forward Day, Quickles, and a Giveaway

July 22, 2011
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I just love pickles. Sweet, sour, or half sour. Pickle relish. Piccalilli. Cornichons. Incendiary Lime Pickle. Branston Pickle. The more the merrier. I don’t even know when I learned to make them. It seems I always have. I remember having a vat of pickles in the closet of my college apartment. The sweet pickle of [...]

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a dalliance with dilly beans

June 28, 2011
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People either love them or have never heard of them. People raised with a vegetable garden are most familiar with a dilly bean. When you grow beans, the dilly bean is ammunition against plants that produce green beans every time you turn your back. Where every day’s harvest is a big heap of beans. Don’t [...]

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pickle crazy

June 23, 2011
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Look what I brought home from the market. There has been a crazy lot of food preservation going on here. I’ve been squeezing in canning sessions between regular site inspections on a fun landscape project, and recipe writing (some new canning projects are coming.) Wearing these two hats has forced me to be organized, and [...]

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Rhubarb Six Ways from Sunday

June 7, 2011
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When Carol Sacks, a Twitter friend (@casacks but really #mrskravitz,) visited her family in DC, we had the chance to share an exquisite lunch at Jaleo. I brought her a jar of my chocolate raspberry sauce. After lunch, she returned to her parents’ house and opened the jar, offering a taste to her father. It [...]

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pickled asparagus – no regrets (and a soup recipe, too)

May 10, 2011
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Asparagus season is here. You think it will last forever, but then, suddenly, it will be gone. So, don’t hesitate. Make these pickled spears. They are the perfect addition to a Bloody Mary. They are so delicious that opening a jar is dangerous. It will be gone in a flash. And if you have only [...]

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charcutepalooza march challenge. brining.

February 15, 2011
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Before we get going with the next challenge, Kim and I have to tell you how totally impressed we are. Seriously in awe. You ‘paloozers really rocked those pork bellies. It’s inspiring. We can’t wait to read all your posts and try some new recipes. Please take some time today to click over to Michael [...]

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