MANSFIELD, TX — When you think St. Patrick’s Day you think green, and what’s greener than a good old fashioned pickle? And no one knows pickles better than Mansfield: The Pickle Capital of Texas. Saturday they hosted their annual, Worlds Only St. Paddy’s Pickle Parade and Palooza! “It’s the best! You know how they say, […]
BY NICHOLAS SAKELARIS – Star-Telegram Special to the News-Mirror There will be Elvis impersonators doing stunts on mini bikes, the Pickle Queens, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and an Elvis tribute concert with Kraig Parker. Mansfield, Texas’ St. Paddy’s Pickle Parade and Palooza will take over downtown Mansfield with nearly 100 parade entries, a pet […]
If social media is any indication, many people in Newfoundland and Labrador aren’t taking kindly to the announcement that a popular brand of mustard pickles is being discontinued. Smucker Foods of Canada Corporation has decided to no longer produce pickles under its Zest and Habitant labels. Many have taken to Twitter and Facebook to voice their […]
The Chamber’s Business-Education Partnership Committee is hosting the 3rd Annual Career & College Fair on Tuesday, March 8 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Civic Convention Center. Nearly 40 booths will be set up with representatives from area businesses, colleges, universities and technical/vocational training facilities on hand to talk with students and their […]
By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN – NY Times Keep this easy recipe in your back pocket for when you want to add crunchy, zingy punch to whatever you’re serving. The flavor of the rice vinegar creates a pickle that goes particularly well with Asian dishes. Featured in: Vegetarian Bowls Spiked With Vibrant Asian Flavors. INGREDIENTS 4 […]
By NPR Staff – NPR Padma Lakshmi is probably best known as the host of the TV show Top Chef on Bravo, but she’s also worked as a model and an actress. Lakshmi was born in India, and moved to America to be with her mother, who’d moved to the States after the breakup of […]
By Justin Phillips / American Press I couldn’t be a competitive eater. Well, I could, but just not with foods that I actually enjoy. If there was a popular, nationally televised eating competition where the competitors had to scarf down as many bowls of canned peas as possible, I could probably do that. Nobody truly […]
By Jake Grove of the Independent Mail There are trends in everything these days. Music trends tend to last about three months (anyone really remember Meghan Trainor these days?). Fashion trends last less time, probably clocking in at about two months at the most (thank goodness skinny jeans are gone). And don’t even get me […]
Story by Becky Speere – Maui Magazine “Do you know how to pickle?” my editor asked me. “Of course!” I replied. “All you need is a rock.” As a third-generation, half-Japanese child growing up in Hawai‘i, I ate pickles at least once a day. No dills or gherkins; I’m talking about the savory […]
By Grayson Haver Currin – Indy Week Arthur Gordon had too much produce. In 2012, his Raleigh institution, Irregardless Cafe & Catering, purchased a 1.5-acre garden a few miles from the restaurant, intending to increase quality control and decrease the distance between the plant and the plate. But the seasonal surpluses perplexed him, forcing […]