Pickling

Pickled Beets Recipe

Pickled Beets Recipe

Pickled beets are delicious and are a great ingredient to have on hand. They are vinegary and sweet and can last on the shelf for a long time. Growing up in Israel, beets were on the table at pretty much every meal. But always in the form of a beet salad, never pickled. In fact,…

Pickled Garlic Scapes

Pickled Garlic Scapes

Pickled garlic scapes are a delicious snack or side dish. They are firm, tangy, and healthy. Pickling garlic scapes is also a great way to preserve them for the long term and keep them at room temperature. I have to admit, that to this point in my life, I don’t have a lot of experience…

pickled green tomatoes before processing

Pickled Green Tomatoes

Pickled green tomatoes are easy to make and are delicious! They are tangy and healthy and a great way to use and preserve the last tomatoes of the season, the ones that often don’t have the chance to ripen all the way. Years ago, I decided that I hate tomato cages. It was hard to…

Apple Scrap Vinegar

Apple Scrap Vinegar

Apple scrap vinegar is an easy substitute to the real apple cider vinegar. You can make apple scrap vinegar at home in just a few steps and have a great ingredient that you can use a million different ways. I’ll show you how. When you live this homesteading lifestyle, you develop an allergy to throwing…