One of the first foods I binged on as a kid was pickles. I ate so many, my dad took me to the hospital, convinced the acid would eat a hole in my stomach! Years ago I taught myself how to make my mom’s sweet pickles but this time, I wanted to learn how to […]
Snacking Dead’s Gruesome Trophy Pickled Shrimp
The Snacking Dead: A Parody Cookbook by D.B. Walker published by Random House of Canada made me laugh. And want to scream! A fictional story about the zombie apocalypse woven between recipes like Nacho World No More and Gory Red Grinder… this is a cookbook like no other. The story was horrific, entertaining and gruesome but how […]
Favourite Recipes from Old New Brunswick Kitchens’ Bread and Butter Pickles & Baked Beans
These recipes from Favourite Recipes from Old New Brunswick Kitchens may not be fast to make but they were technically easy to do, a great place to start on a Monday. Considering the roof guys will be back any moment hammering my roof, I had better get started before a new migraine blossoms in my brain. […]
Pickling Madness!
After I made my mom’s sweet pickles I wondered what else I could pickle! Thanks to the Superstore’s Grown Close to Home products, I had local beets and cauliflower I could preserve. I doubled my mom’s recipe and put in a large saucepan: two cups of water, two cups of sugar and two cups of natural vinegar […]