The Pickler

If I were a crime fighter I think The Pickler would be my superhero name. Of course I only want to be a superhero so that I could hang out with Black Canary. Okay, back to reality.... If I felt comfortable with processing canning jars I sure would make many more pickled things than I already do. While visiting the store Saturday, the pickling cucumbers called my name so I decided to make another batch of pickles. The mini sweet peppers looked good too, but I ran out of jars to use.  Bummer. Time to get a few more. For this batch of pickles I used less sugar, more vinegar, and more red pepper flakes. We'll see how these turn out.  I cooked a batch of figs with honey, too. As with the apricots I made earlier this goes well with yogurt.

My local Sprouts store has an interesting selection of frozen meats.  I think it is pretty cool they stock things like ground Kobe beef, elk, bison, and wild boar. I cracked up after reading the boar package because it says the contents are made from feral pigs.  Now, I don't know about you, but I'm thinking that most people are not going to buy a product that has the word feral on it.  I know it means not domesticated but I can't help picturing an animal frothing at the mouth. Maybe it's just me.

To make sure I had leftovers for the week I made a batch of penne all'arrabbiata with olives.

And it looked so good I had to take a picture of egg, Canadian bacon, and cheese sandwich I made for a midweek dinner.  I picked up a potato pancake from my local Whole Foods to go with it.  I'll refrain from slamming McDonald's.  It was a very good sandwich.

Living in Arizona I still can't get over how early the kids start school.  When growing up we always started the Wednesday after Labor day.  Officially summer still has a couple more weeks, but with kids going back to school we have the unofficial end of summer.  Good luck kids and be nice to your teachers, they have a lot to teach if you are willing to listen.