Combine the cucumbers, onions and peppers in a large bowl or stock pot. Stir in the salt and the garlic cloves. Top with a layer of ice cubes, and let sit for 3 to 4 hours. Meanwhile, combine the ...

There’s no easy answer, really. What lands in this column sometimes depends on what’s growing in my gardens and what is seasonal. Then again, I may share a recipe that’s caught my eye regardless of ...

Favorite canning traditions from our kitchen to yours. Simply Recipes / Sally Vargas Canning is as much evolution as much as it is about traditions. Every summer I seem to add another food to my ...

Homemade pickles are great to have on hand, but the canning process is more than a little bit intimidating. If you're looking to make pickled cucumbers at home without all the fuss, consider trying ...

Many picklers (those that pickle) prefer to use Kirby cucumbers. They have a thicker skin that can stand up to the pickling liquid and remain crunchy long after it's been preserved. I had planted the ...

Do you ever get a food memory? A certain smell or particular taste in a flash can take you back to a specific moment in time. I had one of those recently. I’ve been making pickles this summer for the ...

If the thought of pickles makes you pucker, it's possible there's an entire category of preserved cucumbers you've been missing out on. Of the astonishing 20 billion pickles eaten in the U.S. each ...