This small-batch recipe for pickled carrots with dill packs a great dilly crunch! Add them as a quick side-vegetable on a busy night, pack a few to snack on during the day, or chop them and throw them in a tuna, egg, or salmon salad. What is Hot Pack Preserving This method of preserving is […]
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Updated – March 15, 2021 Asparagus season is upon us and excited for this quick & easy pickled asparagus recipe! What we love about this recipe is that you can adapt it to include more than just asparagus. Throw in that extra bunch of asparagus you won’t have time to grill, or the beans you […]
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(Updated June 29, 2020) This Pickled Jalapeno Pepper Recipe from Mrs. Wages, offers a great way to enjoy Jalapeno peppers and not suffer from the heat in the process! They still offer a kick, but pickling them mellows out the heat. Add the pickled jalapeno peppers to tacos, nachos, or pulled pork sandwiches. Top a […]
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Excerpted from Ferment Your Vegetables by Amanda Feifer (Fair Winds Press, October 2015). In a pretty foolproof process, radish pickles remain an especially easy first step. I always have a jar of plain radish pickles fermenting at my house, simply because they’re so easy to make and taste so good that we tend to eat the whole […]
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(Updated July 7, 2020) We have been following Colleen over on Grow Forage Cook Ferment for awhile. We’ve enjoyed reading her blog about homesteading endeavors, particularly related to fermenting, as well as her herbal DIY projects. Like us, she loves preserving the harvest so that she can have healthy and tasty food (and drink!) all […]
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(Updated May, 2023) A few years ago, we hosted a hands-on canning class, taught by Marisa McClellan of Food in Jars. The class was on how to use low temperature pasteurization for pickles. If you aren’t familiar with this preserving method, we’ve got all the details below. What is low-temperature pasteurization? It is a preservation […]
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I recently came upon this Polish Dill Pickle Soup by Sommer of A Spicy Perspective and was instantly intrigued. We love Dill. I love finding ways to rescue food. Our kids have been practicing their knife & sauteing skills. My father had recently delivered a load of potatoes. So, of course, we made it tonight […]
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(Updated July 6, 2020) Pickled red beets are a childhood favorite of mine, so we’re sharing the recipe…Pickled Red Beets – a classic recipe for water bath canning. Ever since I can remember, they’ve had a prominent place on the relish platter whenever our family gathered! My mother will still happily put up whatever amount […]
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