100-year recipe / Taste of Japanese mom / Instant vegetable pickles

by The Yomiuri Shimbun   –   The Japan News Japanese pickles, called tsukemono, have a long history. A description of gourds and other vegetables preserved with salt has been found on wooden plates that date from the Nara period in the eighth century. As many as 64 different pickles, including those developed in the […]

Eats: Jalapeno Bread And Butter Pickles

By Aimee Misovich – Lenconnect.com Hello! As mentioned in my previous post, I really enjoyed sampling all the goodies at Galena Canning Company’s two stores in Galena, IL. It was so hard to choose a favorite or two for purchase that I ended up not buying anything. I came very close to purchasing a jar […]

LEMON-CHILE GREEN BEAN PICKLES

ALISON ROMAN  –   BON APPÉTIT AUGUST 2015 YIELD: Makes 2 quarts INGREDIENTS For the brine: 1 cup distilled white vinegar 2 tablespoons kosher salt 2 teaspoons sugar 2 tablespoons spices (e.g., peppercorns, coriander seeds, and/or mustard seeds) 2 cups water For the pickles: 1 1/2 pounds green beans, trimmed 1 lemon, thinly sliced, seeds removed […]

Food Notes: ‘Pickle addict’ wins Akron contest

By Katie Byard  Beacon Journal staff writer Yeah, yeah, yeah … I relished the assignment. And it was a cuke contest. Those puns are courtesy of Beacon Journal colleague Jim Mackinnon, about my task of helping to judge this year’s Pickle Making Contest, organized by the nonprofit Downtown Akron Partnership. This was the fifth year […]

Cilantro Jalapeno Pesto with Lime

Here’s a very simple recipe that uses jalapenos to make a sort of southwest style pesto with cilantro instead of basil.  Basil could be substituted as well and the jalapenos would give the more traditional pesto a nice kick too. 1 bunch fresh cilantro 2 1/2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil […]