(Wow.) Old favorites like dilly beans and pickled beets are also an option. The NCHFP has recipes, or you can do a search for “easy pickle recipes.” Preserve them by canning — or don’t.

This delicious recipe features sweet beets pickled in apple cider vinegar with crushed garlic and black peppercorns. Use as a brine for pickling hard-boiled eggs.

As a recipe developer, I spend much of my time tinkering around in the kitchen.

This Indian-inspired cheese ball is infused with chilli and mango chutney. It's the perfect spreadable cheese to serve with crackers when you have guests.

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