Links: Pickles, Hard Cider, and a Winner

Last week in Chicago went about as well as it possibly could. I taught a bunch of classes, did three TV segments, and caught up with some dear friends. I got home to Philadelphia on Friday evening, dashed up to New York yesterday, and spent all of today doing not much of anything beyond taking a walk around the city with Scott (it was a beautiful day). Tomorrow when it’s off to New England for four nights of classes, demos, and signings. Now, links!

Erin has been busy lately, making a tasty looking dill pickle relish and some luscious mint blue butter.
Or, how about some bread and butter pickles?
Spicy pickled watermelon rind for the fridge. Yes, please.
Watermelon hard cider. This one needs to age, so make it now for next summer!
Peach sriracha butter. Peach ketchup. So peachy!
The weather is cooling down a little, so turn on the oven and bake up a batch of whole wheat lavash.
Jam-filled crostata!
Packing the pantry with pickles!
Tomato base made in a slow cooker.
Concord grape jelly and wild blackberry preserves.

Last week, I wrote a series of posts for The Kitchn about preserving tomatoes. Check ‘em out!

Picking the best tomatoes for canning
A revamped recipe for homemade rotel-style tomatoes
Tips for making small batches of tomato sauce
How to make and can tomato paste
My favorite ways for using up your homemade tomato preserves

Thanks to everyone who took the time to enter the Anolon giveaway last week! The winner is #371/Deborah. She said, “We have an old, large enameled Dutch oven found at a flea market that gets heavy rotation for jam-making, roasting veggie, making stock, you name it. I love that it shows its age, but still does the job beautifully.” Here’s hoping you like your new cookware, Deborah! 

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