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Crispy Pickles

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Crispy PicklesWe got pickling cucumbers again this week. (Would like salad cucumber, please!) I decided to try some refrigerator pickles to serve with hamburgers, and to eat as a snack. I used Serious Eats method for quick pickling, and it worked really well! I experimented by using Splenda instead of sugar; this did not seem to make a difference.

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Crispy Pickles
Recipe type: Side, Snack
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Ingredients
  • 4 medium pickling cucumbers (I probably could have pickled a few more with the same amount of brine.)
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 2 cups white vinegar
  • 2 cups water
  • ¼ cup Splenda
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 tablespoon fennel seed
Instructions
  1. Wash cucumbers and slice. (I sliced mine into chips so I could put on hamburgers). Place in a colander and sprinkle with salt. Let sit for about 30 minutes. Rinse and allow to drain.
  2. Combine remaining ingredients in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil.
  3. Place drained cucumbers in a heat proof bowl. Pour brine over. Leave uncovered at room temperature until cool. Then refrigerate (covered) for at least 24 hours before eating.
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I put my leftovers into a smaller container and covered with some of the brine.

Happy eating!

Ruth

Blueberry Quinoa Salad

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Until we got blueberries in our box this week, we had not received fruit for a while. Usually, we just eat the fruits we get, but I wanted to actually make something with the blueberries. I didn’t want anything too sweet, so I decided to try making a cold quinoa salad. I ended up using some of the cucumbers, too.

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Blueberry Quinoa Salad
Recipe type: Salad
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Serves: 4-6
 
Ingredients
  • 2 cups cooked quinoa, cooled
  • ½ pint blueberries
  • ½ cup chopped cucumber
  • ⅓ cup chopped walnuts, toasted
  • ¾ cup crumbled feta cheese
Instructions
  1. Combine all ingredients, mix well. Cook time is for cooking the quinoa, there is no additional cooking required.
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I think I’m going to try eating the leftovers for breakfast tomorrow-a nice combination of sweet berries and savory feta cheese.

Happy eating!

Ruth

What to do with Pickling Cucumbers

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Cucumber and Napa Cabbage with Dill DressingWe got 5 little pickling cucumber in our box this week. They weren’t enough to turn into pickles. (That is too much work, plus I had no time.) I started looking for a recipe for some kind of quick pickle, and came upon this recipe from The Shiksa in the Kitchen for Crunchy Pickled Salad. I had never heard of the cucumbers she used, but decided my pickling cucumbers would work fine. I also used about half of the Napa cabbage from our box. I decided to try a different dressing, and found one on allrecipes.com for a Lemon Dill Salad Dressing. As I was dressing the salad, I realized that I had gotten pretty far away from pickles, but the salad was good, anyway. (Since I didn’t make any adjustments to the originals, I am not going to post my actual recipes. Feel free to follow the links to the original authors!)

Happy eating!

Ruth

Happy Birthday, Mom!

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Grilled Chicken SaladToday is my Mom’s birthday. She taught me a lot about cooking when I was younger, and still makes the world’s best chocolate chip cookies! Since she lives in Wisconsin and we live in Albuquerque, I don’t get to spend as much time with her as I wish I could.

No recipe today, just a picture of a yummy chicken salad I made recently. We got spring mix lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, and radishes in our box this week. I used this recipe from allrecipes.com to marinate the chicken, in only 15 minutes.

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Ruth

 

Simple Melon and Cucumber Salad

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simple melon and cucumber saladOur son is still home from his Navy school, and I am still trying to get him to eat better. Hope this translates into better eating when he goes back! I was grilling a steak tonight, and wanted a simple, quick side dish to throw together after work. This salad definitely fit the bill! My husband described it as a good combination of sweet and sour. It is very low calorie, too.

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Simple Melon and Cucumber Salad
Recipe type: Salad
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 2 cups cubed watermelon, seeds removed
  • 2 small cucumbers, peeled and sliced
  • 1 cup strawberries, quartered
  • ¼ cup white wine vinegar
  • ¼ cup olive oil
Instructions
  1. Combine watermelon, cucumbers and strawberries.
  2. Whisk olive oil into vinegar.
  3. Pour dressing over salad and toss.
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Happy eating!

Ruth