Are Pickles Fermented? The Difference Between Pickling and Fermenting
Pickling and fermenting both involve brine and acid. But what is the difference between these two preserving techniques and can a pickled pickle be fermented?
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Spicy Lacto-fermented Pickles
Naturally cultured foods, such as these lacto-fermented pickles, are teeming with vitamins, live enzymes, and natural probiotics (bacteria that are helpful for reducing the amount of harmful organisms in the
Pickled Purslane
My house has a longish rocky driveway and purslane grows like crazy along the edges. I also find it in my garden beds, so I eat it quite a lot.
Sweet Pickled Cherry Tomatoes
The amount of tomatoes I’ve harvested from my garden this year has been nothing short of astonishing. I was determined to grow enough so that I could live off tomato
Lemon Cucumber Pickles
Having a great harvest of cucumbers this summer means I’m getting creative with the pickle recipes. These feature the lovely little lemon cucumbers, and they have wonderful spicy flavor from
Pickled Cukes and Garlic Scapes
Here is a super easy pickles recipe featuring organic seasonal ingredients. The cucumbers and the dill in this pickled cukes and garlic scapes recipe came from my garden, and I