Fig leaves make a delicious tea-like beverage. Harvest them at the end of the season, just before they turn yellow. Rinse, ...

The delights of summer fruits and vegetables are upon us, and trips to the farmers market have shifted from “What will be there this week?” to “How can I possibly choose?” Not a bad problem to have. I ...

Pickling isn't just for cucumbers. Here's which other fruits and vegetables you should be adding to a brine. (Getty Images) The question is ... how should you get started? What exactly should you be ...

Instructions: Heat oven to 375 degrees. Wash beets; toss them with vegetable oil. Place in baking dish with 1/4-inch of water; wrap tightly with foil. Roast until beets can be easily pierced with ...

Asparagus season never seems to last long enough. You see these green sprigs at the farmers market in late spring and early summer and then poof—they’re gone! Preserve peak-season asparagus by ...

Of all the creative ways to use hard-boiled eggs, perhaps the most colorful is to pickle them in beet juice. Not only does beet juice dye the whites of hard-boiled eggs a beautiful bright pink, but it ...

I’ve been on a hunt for a shelf-stable pickle recipe for a long, long time. Sometimes the pickle was great, but only for a short while, or the processing destroyed the crunch or the brine was too ...