Pickled Red Onions

Pickled Red Onions

Need a splash of red on your holiday table? Or a quick hostess gift? If you like onions give the following super easy recipe a try. Recipe: 1 large onion, thinly sliced, preferably red (if you have a mandoline, go for it) Brine: 1/2 cup cider vinegar 1 cup water 1 T. sugar 1 1/2 tsp. salt (I used pickling salt ) Stir brine ingredients together until salt and sugar are dissolved.  Pour over onion and let stand at room temperature for about 45 minutes.  Ready to...
The December Garden

The December Garden

Winter in Wisconsin can sometimes be nice, but this December has started out as a lesson in dismal.   The picture above looking out to the garden area from the house was taken a week ago.  It was our first significant snow.  We received about four inches of really wet stuff that most snow blowers can’t handle and shoveling breaks your back. This picture was taken yesterday.  On-and-off rains have melted most of the snow, but sunshine has not been apparent for...

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