Category Archives: Pickles

Zippy Asparagus Pickles

I really wanted to make a batch of these nicely spiced pickles to bring to my sister’s house for Thanksgiving, but, asparagus was kinda pricey and the warehouse-sized mega market I happened to be shopping at was out of jalapeños! … Continue reading

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Corn Relish

My local family farm runs a deal they call “Mystery Bag.” The open the event on facebook on a Thursday, you join the event, then show up with $10 the following Tuesday and they fill a shopping bag with produce. … Continue reading

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Cowboy Candy (Candied Jalapeños)

So, yeh, I know that I’ve posted this recipe before – in December, just in time for holiday gifts giving – but now, sadly, that supply of this tasty comestible is gone, and more is needed. Also, we’re on the … Continue reading

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Cowboy Candy (Candied Jalapeños)

Sweet heat, these are tasty! A friend shared this recipe with me last week and I had to make a batch for holiday gift gatherings and gift giving. I am not giving attribution, because I found, basically the same recipe … Continue reading

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Dill Pickle Relish

It took me two weeks, and not a little bit of research, but I finally worked my way through my $10 Mystery Bag of veggies from a local farm. So far, I’d made Green Tomato Chow Chow, Red Cabbage Chow … Continue reading

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Red Cabbage Chow Chow

If you’ve been following this blog for any time at all, you’ll know that I do this “Mystery Bag” thing at a local family farm. You join the facebook event on Thursday, then show up the next Tuesday with your … Continue reading

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Parfait! Chop Pickle

‘Tis the season… whether you garden or, like me, participate in a local family farm’s “goody bag” promotion (ours is called Mystery Bag); you will come back from your garden or farm with a bunch of cucumber. I was gonna … Continue reading

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Green Tomato Chow Chow

Essentially, a mix of pickled veggies, this chow chow is a bit zippier than the one I grew up with in New England, which certainly had no jalapeño in it. Not any green tomatoes, either, come to think of it, … Continue reading

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Quick(ish) Kimchee

A quart of very nice kimchee – Korean style pickled cabbage – can be yours, home made (and better!) in a bit under seven hours – and most of that time is just letting the cabbage rest in, first: salt, … Continue reading

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Another Fine (Bread and Butter) Pickle…

This has been a very good summer for me and pickling… a $10/week subscription to a local family farm has provided me with more than enough really wonderful produce to get me to look into making things I hadn’t really … Continue reading

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