Kim's Recipe Box - Pickles & Tomato Sauce

[kimmercake]

I made two things this weekend from farmer's market veggies that are for winter storing! Gotta love nomming on farmer's market goodies in the winter. Preserving is cool, guys!

Saturday John & I went to Penzey's in Arlington to check out spices. I got pickling spices! I added a little bit to my normal pickle making mixture of salt, pepper, sugar, and

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[skylark29]

I may have to steal this tomato recipe and use it for my own nefarious purposes. bwahahaha!

[kimmercake]

you so should, it's super easy!

[legolink]

Ooh. I have been wanting to make that variety of cucumber pickle for a long time. Is it hard? Can you link me to the recipe (or send me an email)?

I made vegan bbq spare ribs and mac n' "cheese" last week and pickles would have been a sweet complement!

[kimmercake]

it's SO easy and super simple!

gotta be honest, I don't really have a recipe, just wing it. But here's my best attempt at writing it down:

For these pictures I had three cucumbers and used the following:
1/2 cup white distilled vinegar
1/2 cup organic apple cider vinegar (i love this stuff!)
2 tbsp. kosher salt
1 tbsp. sugar
1 tbsp. pickling spice blend

Jiggle everything around in a zip top bag until salt and sugar is dissolved. Mandolin slice cukes into thin slices (seriously, without the mandolin, I would never have made these). Toss in the bag, let sit in the fridge for at least 1 hour but up to 48. Drain/strain before eating.

Depends on the amount of cukes you have. With 1 I scale down to 1/4 a cup of liquids and 1/2 tbsp. of dry stuff.

What kind of vegan ribs did you use?!

[legolink]

I made my own seitan from a recipe in the Veganomicon. Then I made the ribs:

1.5 cups chopped onions
1.5 tsp vegan butter substitute (Earth Balance is good)
1/3 cup nutritional yeast
1/2 cup tahini
2 tbsp paprika
2 tsp salt
4 cups seitan, roughly chopped and divided
2 cups bbq sauce

1. Preheat oven to 350 and oil baking sheet. Saute onions in a medium pan, combine yeast, tahini, paprika and salt in a medium bowl. Add onions and butter and combine well.
2. Put into a food processor half the mixture and 2 cups of the seitan. Set aside and repeat with the other half.
3. Form mixture into rib shapped patties about 1 in thick. Bake uncovered for 45 min., pour two cups of BBQ sauce on the ribs, increase heat to 375, and bake for 20 minutes more (until well done, edges gettin' caramelized). Serve with extra BBQ.

[kimmercake]

sounds flipping delicious!