Pickled Red Onions are a simple and delicious recipe that are great any time of the year as a topping or add in to a variety of dishes. They are something friends kept asking me to make, but I kept procrastinating. I already make a pickled vegetable relish that contains onions, so I couldn’t understand what was the big deal about pickled onions. I thought […]
Cranberry orange relish is different than your usual cranberry dish for a couple of reasons. First, it’s a raw dish. You don’t need to turn on the stove. It’s also a very forgiving recipe. If I’m making this for people who don’t use sugar, it’s a simple matter to swap the sugar for the non caloric sweetener of their choice without any negative effect on […]
Pickled Vegetable Relish is a good thing to have in your refrigerator. It’s great on sandwiches or salads. A dollop of pickled vegetable relish on your plate can perk up the simplest of dinners. I enjoy a couple spoonfuls of pickled vegetable relish as a side with beans and cornbread or with Hillbilly Corn Pone. It’s amazing how that simple acidic bite of pickles cleanses […]
Garlic Parmesan Butter is one of those things that I didn’t consider worthy of posting here until a friend wondered what I was doing to my butter. It’s a simple process, and it surprised me that she’d never done this for herself. Butter is allowed to soften at room temperature before garlic, herbs, and parmesan cheese are mixed into it. Garlic Parmesan Butter can turn […]
This post is about a Creme Fraiche is a soured, or cultured, cream that is used in a variety of dishes. It’s similar to sour cream, but it’s richer and the flavor is less tart. In our area, I can’t find Creme Fraiche in any stores, but luckily, it’s very easy to make Creme Fraiche. All you need is cream and buttermilk. It’s […]