Entries by ChrisS

Pickle-Brined Turkey

Article reprinted from Today.com COOK TIME: 4 hours PREP TIME: 60 minutes Change up your usual Thanksgiving turkey routine. Using pickle juice in brine adds loads of flavor and guarantees a tender and juicy turkey. Swap options: The weight of kosher salt varies by brand. If you prefer to use iodized table salt or fine sea […]

It’s chili-cooking season again

By Mike Pound –  The Joplin Globe I don’t measure when I make chili. Never have, never will. I come from a long line of no-measure chili cooks. Well, I guess it wasn’t a long line, mainly just my dad and my grandmother, but it was a line. So to be technical, let’s say that I come […]

Japanese pickles are the key to getting kids to eat greens, Danish gastrophysicist says

BY IMOGEN PULLAN   –   The Japan Times LONDON – A prominent Danish gastrophysicist has made a bold claim: He believes he can get children to not only eat broccoli but enjoy it too. Having spent the last decade researching and writing on Japanese cuisine, professor Ole G. Mouritsen has turned his attention to tsukemono (Japanese pickles), and believes they […]

Pickles Pair Perfect With Long Workouts and Races

by Marjorie Korn   –   Men’s Journal Ask any endurance athlete his beef with sports nutrition products and he’ll tell you they tend to be sickly sweet. Citrusy drinks, chocolate goo, and fruity beans are tolerable for the first dozen miles but can turn revolting in the final stretch—just when you need energy to power through the […]

News 4 Cooks: Jalapeño Cheddar Gougères

Written By Christian Wlach   –   KVOA.com Jalapeño Cheddar Gougères 8oz butter (2 sticks) 1.5 tsp salt 1.5 tsp sugar 2 cups milk 3 cups bread flour 8 eggs 2 cups cheddar cheese, finely shredded 1 jalapeño pepper, finely minced (2 jalapeños if you like spicy) Preparation Instructions (must be specific, no vague amounts i.e. “pinch […]

DO YOU RELISH THE THOUGHT OF PICKLE CUPCAKES?

BY BLAKE RODGERS   –   Nerdist   We’re really not sure how to feel about this recipe. Cupcakes are a wonderful thing, and on the other side of the flavor spectrum, pickles are a delicious treat. There’s no reason people shouldn’t enjoy them but should they be enjoyed within the same bite? A recent YouTube video released […]

Wordwise: Of chile the pepper and Chile the country

By Gerald Lauzon, Cornwall Standard-Freeholder From early contact in Central America between Spanish explorers and Aztec folk, local spicy peppers — primarily the jalapeño type — were noted as “chiles” (pronounced “chill-ays”). Other similar fruits were also tagged as “chiles” — a term which had the indigenous sense “hot-to-the-taste.” Later, hot peppers were more specifically named […]

Snicker if You Must, But Seattle’s Pickling Movement is Impressive

Salty or sweet, funky or fresh, these preserved foods improve every meal. BY: CHELSEA LIN – Seattle Magazine There are few foods as polarizing as pickled foods: You either love the fermented funk of these preserved foods, with their vinegary punch and abrasive saltiness, or you can’t stand ’em. We’re happily in the former camp. And […]

Jalapeno, lime, honey and coriander lamb shoulder

by SHEPPARTON NEWS Jalapeno, Lime, Honey and Coriander Lamb Shoulder Serves six. Ingredients: 1.4kg lamb shoulder, bone in 1 tbsp olive oil 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 jalapeno, seeded, finely chopped zest and juice of 2 limes 2 tbsp honey bunch coriander leaves and stems, finely chopped cup vegetable stock 1 large fennel bulb, trimmed, […]