Entries tagged with 'pickles'
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Crunchy and briny with a nice, salty kick, fried pickles are a straight-up addictive snack. The thing is, they're not even that hard to make at home. Not all pickles are created equally—you need really crisp ones so the breading will adhere.
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One of the truly delightful things about writing this column is how it forces me to explore pickles beyond my usual repertoire. I find myself wandering grocery stores and farmers' markets, imagining nearly everything in a puckery brine. Recently I spotted some creamy-hued, fresh-looking oyster mushrooms in the produce section—it was their turn to be pickled.
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These days, finding an inventive new taco in Los Angeles is as simple as turning a corner. Or, if you're heading east on Sunset Boulevard, all it takes is edging your car around the bend and into the northern reaches of the perennially-hip Silver Lake neighborhood. At popular upscale taqueria
Malo, the fried Tacos Dorados are not only unique, they're also delicious.
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Over the last few years, this home canning trend has blossomed into a full-on renaissance. Everywhere you turn, you're being handed homemade jam and jars of refrigerator pickles. The best way to encourage more gifts of delicious treats is to offer up a few tools to these canners and jammers to make their work even easier.
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One item I'm always happy to see come fall is the new daikon radish. Fresh and tender, the farmers' market variety is a world away from the beat-up version I can get all year long at my local Asian market. Crunchy, bright and just slightly sharp, daikon makes an amazingly tasty pickle.
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These hot peppers are incredibly versatile. The brine is unseasoned so they work just as well on sandwiches as they do chopped and stirred into homemade salsa. The other nice thing about this recipe is that it comes together in about half-hour.
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Before you reach your pumpkin saturation point, you must prevail and make these pumpkin pickles. As is the case with so many of the recipes featured in the
In a Pickle column, you are not going to find these on most grocery store shelves. They are sweet, squashy, dense and tangy. If you are someone who likes a good pumpkin curry, these are most definitely up your alley.
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Most people think that radishes are a spring vegetable. And it's true, they are one of the first fresh things when the weather is beginning to warm. However, smart farmers and home gardeners know that with the right varieties, they can have a second season in the fall.
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Tiny Seckel pears are wonderful pickled and are delicious additions to salads, cheeseboards or served with any roast meat that needs a little zing. They make great gifts, so start stocking up now for an easy December holiday season.
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Summer squash actually make wonderfully crisp and flavorful pickles that go really well on sandwiches or chopped and added to salads (julienned strips of these pickles are awfully good alongside autumnal dishes of roasted sausage and potato). You'll quickly find that a single jar is never enough.
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