These quick-pickled carrot sticks are a cinch to put together and are ready to enjoy in just 3 hours. In a few simple steps, an everyday kitchen staple is transformed into a crowd-pleasing, aromatic ...

I’ve been making batches of spicy, pickled Mexican carrots for years, to use in salads or just eat as snacks. It hadn’t occurred to me that I could expand that process to more veggies. So, when I was ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

My grandmother used to spend the days of late summer filling the root cellar of her 1820s farmhouse with shelf after shelf of glorious pickles, chutneys and relishes, which were as colorful as a candy ...

From making pickles to transforming salad dressing and cocktails, here are five smart ways to use up leftover pickle juice.

It used to be that pickling was something only your grandmother did. But that doesn’t apply anymore. Younger generations are embracing pickling as a way to explore their interest in food, preserve the ...

It’s sadly common to eat a salad for dinner and walk away hungry. Not so here. Quinoa, pistachios and chickpeas pack protein, and roasted carrots add a satisfying heft to each bite. Unfamiliar with za ...

Think of a pickle, and what comes to mind? For most Americans, it's a cucumber in an industrial brine of sorts, a shelf-stable pickle found in a jar in the aisles of most supermarkets. It didn't used ...

“Are there carrots?” asked my friend. The question was not existential. He was planning to feed a lot of people, and wanted to be sure there were proper condiments to accompany the food. By carrots he ...

Carrots weren’t always orange. In fact, the first carrots ever grown were more like roots: purple or yellow in color, with a forked shape and woody taste. Thanks to Dutch farmers in the 16th and 17th ...