pickle
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But readers ages 4 to 8 have nothing to fear, for the pickle has one last lesson to impart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Lemon-marinated chicken breast is cubed and folded in, while sweet onion gets a quick pickle in lemon juice, white balsamic vinegar, sugar and salt until it loses its bite but keeps its snap.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
And that is the pickle Intel is in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Formula 1 has clearly got itself in a bit of a pickle regarding the pit-lane speeding penalties in the Monaco Grand Prix.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Sissy was so happy at being divorced so quickly that she sent him a silver-plated pickle dish as a belated wedding present.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
For example, "I love pickles. I know that if I eat too many pickles I'm gonna feel ill."
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
And she includes two pickles, which are packed with electrolytes from the sodium in the brine and traces of potassium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Some enjoy a gingery khichuri alongside yogurt and pickles.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
The limited-time offering is also topped with barbecue sauce, coleslaw and pickles.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 29, 2026
They made it Cuban-style—ham, mustard, cheese, and pickles, toasted on fresh Cuban bread.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
Chamoy similarly comes from Asia through pickled plums, particularly China via the Philippines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
The Order: The open-face bagel sandwich with whitefish salad, mustard, pickled peppers and dill combines classic flavors with contemporary style.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
I tend to order tartare whenever I see it, and Redbird’s version stands out: served over a crisp potato tosti with caramelized onion crema, egg jam, pickled pearl onion, and shaved marrow.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2026
Potato flatbread with spruce sprout pesto and pickled white currant.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
A cross between a dud and a pickled cucumber.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
Tools are scattered throughout the studio, including a plumber’s torch for melting glass, crockpots for pickling and a dental tool she uses to stamp her logo, VM, short for Verre Modern, onto her ceramics.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
While drying or pickling might preserve its taste, photography best preserves its beauty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
If you’re looking for more variety, you can try pickling strawberries with thyme, peppercorns and vinegar.
From Salon ● May 23, 2025
"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
Then Buddy explained the burning was only from the pickling fluid, and I sat back in my old position.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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