pickle
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As the hot sun beats down, the pickle begins to shrivel and the animals must consider how they can honor its final wish: to be gobbled up by a dog.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
In a wordless two-page spread, a dog lopes solemnly toward the pickle, trailed by a mournful earthworm.
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
"I am starting to get real joy in life again. I play lots of pickle ball, I get outside and I go to the gym."
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
I showed him the egg and the pickle spears.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
Veggies, salads, pizza, wings, fries, caviar, pickles, cottage cheese, ice cream—they’re all eminently ranchable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 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
I step behind the tall metal shelves with cans of pickles and ketchup and relish that are bigger than my head.
From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Chamoy similarly comes from Asia through pickled plums, particularly China via the Philippines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
She added that they’re a good “blank canvas” for various flavor profiles and can carry creamy, hot and pickled sauces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Maybe it’s a drizzle of special vinegar, a pat of cultured butter softening into gloss or a tangle of pickled vegetables with just enough bite.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
For most of human history, the diet was a prisoner of the seasons and dictated by whatever could be smoked, pickled, salted or buried in a dark cellar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Doorstep slices of granary loaf Beryl’s auntie baked for three families every Wednesday, and pickled onions as big as apples.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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
"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
Sadhu nodded his head as if he understood, but Dell felt certain the guy was pickling peppers on his stovetop.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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