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How to Make Homemade Vinegar

April 23, 2013 - by Karen Solomon - 3 Comments.

Pucker up, puckerpuss! We’re about to get sour.  I wrote this really in-depth piece on making homemade vinegar for The Blender, the blog of Williams Sonoma, and I just wanted …

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Korean Spinach with Sesame Banchan Recipe from Asian Pickles Korea

April 9, 2013April 9, 2013 - by Karen Solomon - 6 Comments.

Spinach with Sesame (Sigeumchi Namul) (from Asian Pickles Korea) Is there someone in your house who won’t touch their greens? This pickle-ish, pungent side dish is a way to make …

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“Wasabi” Pickled Carrots Recipe – from Asian Pickles Japan

February 26, 2013February 27, 2013 - by Karen Solomon - Leave a Comment

Why am I using “quotes?” Because while this is bursting with wasabi flavor, there is no actual wasabi in it. Real wasabi is hard to come by. And the stuff …

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Chewy Oven Dried Orange Slices with Toasted Almond, Chile, and Szechuan Peppercorn

February 18, 2013February 21, 2013 - by Karen Solomon - 2 Comments.

I have talked about oven drying fruit before, but what can I say? I heart fruit with salt. And fruit with spice? Even better. Fruit with nuts? A classic. Smash …

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Beer Brine Pickle Recipe

January 28, 2013February 21, 2013 - by Karen Solomon - 8 Comments.

I’m teaching a class tonight at food and art community space 18 Reasons on Curious and Peculiar Pickles – whey pickles, Kool Aid pickles, rice bran pickles; pickles made with …

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Pickled Burdock Root Recipe – Bonus Tsukemono from Asian Pickles Japan e-book

January 18, 2013February 7, 2013 - by Karen Solomon - 1 Comment

Help! I can’t stop pickling with Asian ingredients! My own personal 12-step issues aside, this is a tasty “quickle” (quick + pickle) using a simple preparation on an ingredient avid …

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Kosher Dill Pickle Recipe

January 7, 2013November 21, 2025 - by Karen Solomon - 32 Comments.

You’re on your own for the corned beef and the herring. But if it’s a Jewish deli-style Kosher dill pickle recipe you seek, you have found it. Warning: Fermenting things …

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Homemade Candy Cane Recipe

December 11, 2012November 19, 2025 - by Karen Solomon - 2 Comments.

  We’re used to buying cardboard boxloads of factory drone candy canes that are uniform, neatly wrapped, shapely, laden with high fructose corn syrup, and positively soulless. But me – …

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