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Leena Cans: Giardiniera for Ella’s Birthday!

Leena Cans: Giardiniera for Ellas Birthday!

My first big canning of the season: giardiniera for my daughter's 2nd birthday party.

Life has been a blur, friends. I have hardly had time to document, let alone blog about my culinary adventures! I have been canning up pickles galore for my daughter’s second birthday party picnic (garlic dill asparagus and pickled carrots to name a few). And having a two year old is trying wonderful and impossible a joy to can around.

“What you doin, Mommy?” is both adorable and just an innocent question…the first two times it is asked. The next 37 time sort of make me want to stuff her adorableness into a mason jar, water bath can her and not open until her 18th birthday.

Leena Cans: Giardiniera for Ellas Birthday!

The adorable persistence in action. In this photo, it clearly won.

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Leena Cooks: Pickled Onions for tacos and other goodies

Leena Cooks: Pickled Onions for tacos and other goodies
Spicy pork taco with salsa verde and tangy, spiced pickled onions. Hell yeah.

Pregnant or not, I’m a lady who likes her pickles. And when I’m not feeling all Martha Stewert-y and wanting to can, I like to rock out some good old fashioned refrigerator pickles*. These pickled onions were for a batch of spicy pork tacos, but they go great with any grilled, smoked or roasted meat, on cheese platters, and my favorite, in sandwiches (like grilled cheese!).

(*Technically, any recipes for canned pickle fruits and vegetables can be made in the fridge instead of hot water bath canning, so be sure to check out my recipe section for other pickle ideas.)

A super simple recipe and food porn after the click.

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