pickle
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Natland had claimed rather than carry out the attack, he had planned to shoot himself in the foot, telling jurors he had found himself in "a major pickle".
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Unfazed, the pickle serenely dispenses its koan-like musings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The quick-pickled herbs are blended with Greek yogurt, good mayonnaise, olive oil, lemon juice and, because we’re fully committing to the bit, an actual dill pickle or two.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
Then I remembered a Green Goddess recipe I’d made years ago that called for a generous splash of dill pickle brine.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
Mr. Spencer dropped the last of the pickle jars.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
The official Telegram account on X posted a photo Wednesday morning of Durov giving the middle finger over a heaping plate of pickles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
For example, "I love pickles. I know that if I eat too many pickles I'm gonna feel ill."
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
On the plate, it’s a half pound of Wagyu brisket smothered in pickles and Mornay sauce, all cradled in freshly made pita bread.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
The pickle juice lingering in a jar long after the pickles are gone.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
It tasted pretty good too, though what I mainly tasted were the ketchup, mustard, pickles, and onions.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
For this cold noodle dish from Gu Grocery, blend toasted sesame seeds with soy sauce, rice vinegar, pickled mustard greens, and orange zest and juice for maximum flavor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Chamoy similarly comes from Asia through pickled plums, particularly China via the Philippines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Smaller ones for the things that make a meal feel finished: bacon bits, pickled onions, a sauce you made earlier in the week and forgot about until you needed it.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2026
Then drop in a few pickled cucumbers and garnish with a cilantro-onion sprinkle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
It contained all of Sadako’s favorite foods—an egg roll, chicken and rice, pickled plums, and bean cakes.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
People are not going to start quickly pickling onions and making chili jams, but they will grab an exciting bottle of mayonnaise and let it do the heavy lifting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
Still, I thought Klapper might tell me to stop pickling, but he didn’t.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026
"My life changed just from pickling a cucumber," Maddi Neye-Swift told the BBC as she picked up her award for food creator of the year.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2024
This means you’ll have lots of peppers available for canning, pickling and serving roasted and stuffed to large groups of guests.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024
“Well, I do have some cow hearts pickling in the basement,” he said, pretending to consider it.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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