Sea asparagus is a succulent that lives in coastal areas in BC. Sometimes it is called samphire, pickleweed, sea beans or crow’s feet. These succulents are pretty tasty and have a briny flavour. They are great as part of a salad or pan fried in butter. If you have too much of it, you can…
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Easy Homemade Pickles
My nephew loves pickles. He can eat them everyday and all the time so I wanted to make some homemade pickles for him to enjoy. This is an easy recipe that doesn’t require a lot of ingredients. First cut the cucumbers in half and place in jar. I like placing them with the insides facing…
Watermelon Rind Pickles
Hot summer weather is always better with nice ice cold watermelon. We’ve had an especially hot summer this year with the heat dome so watermelon was always in our fridge. If you’ve ever cut your own watermelon, you would understand that there is a lot of compost that comes with it. As I was googling…
Pickled Red Onion
Sometimes it is hard being a mom. You don’t often get much time to make fancy meals and sometimes a sandwich for dinner will have to do. I recently came across a recipe that is really simple to make and can add a little something to your sandwiches and burgers. Take about three red onions…
Pickled Jalapenos
Pickled jalapenos is very easy to make and surprisingly a lot tastier than the store bought ones. They taste fresh and you can adjust the sweetness which is nice. You can also pickle other peppers at the same time. Begin by cutting up the peppers in slices. I recommend using gloves to prevent any pepper…
Roasted Pickled Beets
I’ve always loved getting roasted beets from restaurants and I didn’t realize how easy it was. Start with cleaning and slicing your beets. You want to remove the outer skin which can get a bit tough. The beets that I had was a candy cane beet. They had a wonderful and gorgeous look when sliced…
Cultured Pickles
There is nothing better that biting down on a nice crunchy piece of pickle. Cultured Pickles are easy and delicious version of the classic pickle. It keeps it crunch and has a nice natural sour note to it. Begin by starting the brine. Add 1 1/2 tablespoon of salt to some water. Stir to dissolve. …
PPP…. Peanut Butter and Pickles Filled Puff Pastry
That craving. It just hits you. Mmmm peanut butter and pickles. What a strange combination. It started out one day when my friend said that he tried peanut butter and pickles. Eww. I heard about that combination and always wondered who on earth would like it. But of course I had to try it. The…
Pickle My Mandrakes!
This summer I wanted to grow something different. I have tried tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant, kale, beans, bok choy, pumpkin and watermelon. I decided I wanted to try carrots. I knew the soil in my garden wasn’t the best but I still wanted to try. When you are growing carrots you need to have very loose…
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