It’s early October and nearly everywhere you go, and everywhere you look…there are pumpkins. The vast majority of these pumpkins are quite large. The ones carved into Jack-o-Lanterns by the kids and the kids at heart. Their destination is not the dinner table, not in pies or mashed, not sauteed or roasted. But the front…
Pickled sweet corn is a particularly good way to celebrate any time of the year when sweet corn is at the height of its sweetness. In Michigan, the home of the Great Lakes Pickling Company, that’s August to early September. Pickled corn is a wonderful garnishment on salads, grilled meats, (including burgers), and is great…
What exactly is Giardiniera, how in the heck do you pronounce it, and what is it used for? Translated to: “from the garden”, Giardiniera, (pronounced Jar-DEEN-air-ah) …and, if you can roll the R in “air”, you get bonus points, is an Italian relish of pickled vegetables in vinegar and or oil. Quite often, you’ll see…