Category: Appetizers & Snacks

  • Provolone Turnovers aka Pardulas

    Provolone Turnovers aka Pardulas

    These provolone turnovers from Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes made a fantastic dessert, drizzled with a bit of honey I picked up at the farmer’s market. (And  I swear it tastes way better than stuff from the grocer’s.) I’ve been watching her shows on television and this…

  • Jamie Oliver’s Pickled Chili Peppers Recipe

    Jamie Oliver’s Pickled Chili Peppers Recipe

    In the back of Jamie Oliver’s The Naked Chef are two delightful recipes. The first I tried was his basic tomato sauce.  I’ve made several batches of it and have 1 cup portions in the freezer. It’s a good basic sauce for pasta or pizza, with some balsamic vinegar and some red chili peppers for…

  • Review: Hell Fire Pepper Jelly

    Review: Hell Fire Pepper Jelly

    I was sent a jar of this pepper jelly to try out and wow!  Spicy hot sweet all at once.  I think it’s got a bit more kick than your average pepper jelly. At first I thought “Whoa. Maybe too much.” Then about 3 seconds later I wanted more. I’ve only done two things with…

  • Zucchini Refrigerator Pickles

    Zucchini Refrigerator Pickles

    I’m trying a new zucchini refrigerator pickle this year.  Last year I made these zucchini refrigerator pickles.  I remember liking them but getting a bit tired of them and I gave a quart to a friend. Her family loved them! Today I saw The Urban Homestead Experiment’s post on Refrigerator Green Pepper Pickles and decided…

  • Vietnamese Pickled Daikon and Carrot

    Vietnamese Pickled Daikon and Carrot

    I pretty much love vinegar I guess. Pickled and brined things.  Cucumbers, cauliflower, capers, zucchini…  And when I had my first Banh Mi sandwich, with the pickled daikon radish and carrots, I was totally hooked on these. I have made a few different variations and happily eat them as a quick little pickled side dish…