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Category: Canning & Preserving

1975 Heinz Guide to Successful Pickling

1975 Heinz Guide to Successful Pickling

It’s that time of year when our gardens are really starting to pay us back for the many hours we have spent tilling and watering, weeding and staking.  Blooms are turning into prized produce, and we are thankfully enjoying the fruits of our labor.  Even 

Pickled Onions

Pickled Onions

Keep a jar of these quick and easy-to-prepare pickled onions in your fridge to add a quick zip to your sandwiches, salads, and burgers.  A must for tacos, nachos, and tostadas these delightful slivers will bring a subtle tang to your favorite foods.  Or try 

Green Tomato Salsa ~ Salsa Verde

Green Tomato Salsa ~ Salsa Verde

This spicy green salsa is not your typical Salsa Verde usually made with tomatillos, but I find that their cousin the green tomato makes for an amazing flavorful and tangy sauce.  Zesty and sweet, this salsa delivers a well-rounded balance of deep flavor and heat. 

Basil Pesto

Basil Pesto

Basil is probably the one herb that really speaks summer to me. There is something about it that just takes me to my happy place. We have been enjoying the fresh leaves from the garden for several months is a variety of dishes. But as 

Bread & Butter Jalapeno Pickles

Bread & Butter Jalapeno Pickles

Sweet and hot, not your Grandmothers pickles that’s for sure. Slices of jalapeno peppers are preserved in the same manner as traditional bread and butter pickles to create an amazing relish. Elevate your burgers, dogs, and sandwiches to a whole new level with these spicy 

Pickled Radishes

Pickled Radishes

One of my favorite early crop vegetables from the garden would have to be the radish. The spring radish has an especially tender texture and mild peppery flavor that is only found this time of year. Often we only think about the radish sliced on