Culinary Adventures with Camilla

This week the #SundaySupper crew is posting about saving summer flavors by preserving: canning, freezing, etc. This household love pickles! We love them so much we even go to  Happy Girl Kitchen  and help them pickle  their  bounty. They host a  Pickle Your Resolutions event  every December 31st; it's part of our family New Year's Eve tradition. D loved making  Jalapeno Pickles  for them last summer; R loves making  Homemade Kimchi  to top his burgers; and I think that  Pickled Blueberries  are the cat's meow. They add a little something special and unexpected to roasted fish. You get the idea. One day last week the Enthusiastic Kitchen Elf came home from my parents' house with a box full of green cherry tomatoes and pockets full of pears.  Mom , he gushed,  I want to make pickled tomatoes and pear jam tonight!  Well, we were busy that night, so I stalled him. But his enthusiasm didn't wane, so we did ...

Looking for a fun, easy Halloween party appetizer? We just brought edible eyeballs to our annual Halloween camping trip. Well, Dylan's Eyes of Newt were his pickled green tomatoes and they can't be done on the fly. Sorry. Click for the recipe: Green Tomato Pickles . And, next year, give yourself at least a month lead-time to make these. They were a hit! My 'Skewered Cyclops Eyeballs' were mini-skewers of mini-heirloom tomatoes and ciliegie . I forgot to pack the fresh basil. Whoops. Super duper easy...and fittingly festive. Happy Halloween!

Yesterday I picked up my kids - from my parents' house - and Enthusiastic Kitchen Elf had a box full of green cherry tomatoes and pockets full of pears. Mom , he gushed, I want to make pickled tomatoes and pear jam tonight!  Well, we were busy last night, so I stalled him. But his enthusiasm hasn't waned, so tonight is the night. First up: pickled green tomatoes from my parents' friend's garden. I found several different version of this recipe and melded a few together for my own batch. I accidentally forgot to add in a few tablespoons of sugar, but I found several pickle recipes without sugar. So, I didn't fret too much. firm green cherry tomatoes (we had enough to fill 8 half-pint jars) 2-1/2 C water 2-1/2 C white vinegar 1/2 C garlic salt 4 garlic cloves, peeled and halved whole coriander seeds 8 bay leaves Bring water, vinegar, and salt to boil in a non-reactive saucepan. Boil for 5 minutes. In the meantime, poke a hole with a toothpic...