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Classic Bread and Butter Pickles Classic Bread and Butter Pickles – crisp cucumber rings with onions, turmeric, and warm spices. Sweet, tangy, and golden. A nostalgic pickle jar staple that’s perfect on burgers, sandwiches, or straight from the fridge.

Sweet, tangy, and crisp - Bread and Butter Pickles are the iconic pickle jar staple. Perfect for burgers, sandwiches, or a forkful straight from the fridge. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Old Fashioned Bread Pudding 🍞 Comfort food at its best! This Old-Fashioned Bread Pudding is rich, creamy, and perfect for any occasion. A nostalgic dessert that never disappoints.

Comfort food at its best! This Old-Fashioned Bread Pudding is rich, creamy, and perfect for any occasion. A nostalgic dessert that never disappoints. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

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Nova Scotia Green Tomato Chow Chow A traditional Maritime relish made with chopped green tomatoes, onions, vinegar, sugar, and pickling spices - sweet, tangy, and perfect with roast meats or baked beans.

Tangy, spicy, and packed with flavour, Nova Scotia Green Tomato Chow Chow will add zest to any sandwich or dinner plate that needs a jolt of flavour. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Easy Chicken Cacciatore (Hunter’s Stew with Pasta) Easy Chicken Cacciatore - drumsticks simmered with tomatoes, peppers, carrots, and herbs. Served over spaghetti for a cozy, budget-friendly family dinner. One pot, big flavor!

Chicken Cacciatore - that is, prepared hunter-style is served with familiar spaghetti for a family friendly meal. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

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Green Tomato Mincemeat Make old-fashioned Green Tomato Mincemeat with apples, raisins, sugar, and warm spices. A thrifty Nova Scotia recipe that turns garden surplus into holiday pie filling.

Make old-fashioned Green Tomato Mincemeat with apples, raisins, sugar, and warm spices. A thrifty Nova Scotia recipe that turns garden surplus into holiday pie filling.🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Creamy Leek and Potato Soup – Hot or Cold 🥔 Creamy Leek and Potato Soup - serve it hot and chunky or cold and silky. A French-inspired classic that’s comforting, versatile, and surprisingly bold.

Classic leek and potato soup, is called Vichyssoise when its chilled or Potage Parmentier when hot - either way, it's delicious. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

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Spicy Pickled Peppers (Water Bath Canning Version) Spicy pickled peppers with bell peppers, jalapeños, onions, and garlic. A frugal canning recipe to save produce before it spoils - perfect for sandwiches, burgers, eggs, or straight from the jar.

Spicy pickled peppers with bell peppers, jalapeños, onions, and garlic. A frugal canning recipe to save produce before it spoils - perfect for sandwiches, burgers, eggs, or straight from the jar. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Authentic Halifax Donair Recipe (with Homemade Sweet Sauce) 🇨🇦 Authentic Halifax Donair – spicy beef, sweet garlic sauce, tomatoes, and onions wrapped in a soft pita. Messy, nostalgic, and proudly Nova Scotian. Make it at home with this easy recipe!

A spicy grilled beef wrap with a creamy garlic sauce and vegetables, the famous Halifax donair is easy to make at home. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

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Green Tomato Chutney Make Green Tomato Chutney with apples, onions, raisins, and warm spices. A tangy-sweet preserve that turns garden surplus into a perfect partner for cheese or meats.

Make Green Tomato Chutney with apples, onions, raisins, and warm spices. A tangy-sweet preserve that turns garden surplus into a perfect partner for cheese or meats. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Meaty Lasagna with Five Cheeses Meaty Lasagna with Five Cheeses is the ultimate comfort food - layered with rich sauce, noodles, and five kinds of cheese. Perfect for Sunday dinner or holidays!

A classic meat lasagna full of cheese - Mozzarella, Parmesan, ricotta, Gruyere, and Asiago. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

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Spicy Dilly Beans Snappy, tangy, and a little spicy, these dilly beans are the perfect small batch pickle. Easy to scale up for canning or down for a single jar.

Snappy, tangy, and a little spicy, these dilly beans are the perfect small batch pickle. Easy to scale up for canning or down for a single jar. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

No-Grate Carrot Cake Muffins – Use Up Those Leftover Veggies! No-Grate Carrot Cake Muffins - made with leftover cooked carrots and fruit sauce. Moist, flexible, and freezer-friendly. No grating required!

Delicious and resourceful! These Carrot Cake Muffins made with leftovers are easy to make - no grating, no waste. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

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Jam, Jelly, Compote, Coulis, Sauce: What’s the Difference? What’s the difference between jam, jelly, compote, chutney, coulis, and sauce? Learn how each fruit preserve is made, how to use them, and which recipes to try.

What’s the difference between jam, jelly, compote, chutney, coulis, and sauce? Learn how each fruit preserve is made, how to use them, and which recipes to try. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Barbecue Roasted Pork Belly Slices Oven Roasted Pork Belly Slices: Perfectly seasoned with mustard, paprika, and brown sugar, roasted to crispy perfection in just 25 minutes. Ideal for a quick and delicious meal.

Oven Roasted Pork Belly Slices: Perfectly seasoned with mustard, paprika, and brown sugar, roasted to crispy perfection in just 25 minutes. Ideal for a quick and delicious meal. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

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Easy Freezer Coleslaw Tired of soggy coleslaw leftovers? This freezer-friendly version stays crisp and tangy thanks to a hot vinegar brine. Perfect for garden gluts and CSA overloads.

Tired of soggy coleslaw leftovers? This freezer-friendly version stays crisp and tangy thanks to a hot vinegar brine. Perfect for garden gluts and CSA overloads. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Chicken Caesar Salad 🍗🥗 Gluten-Free Chicken Caesar Salad! No croutons, roasted chicken breasts, and a quick mayo/yogurt dressing. Delicious and healthy!

Gluten-Free Chicken Caesar Salad! No croutons, roasted chicken breasts, and a quick mayo/yogurt dressing. Delicious and healthy! 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Honestly the concept of doppelgangers is scary but if I saw myself I probably wouldn't be all that terrified. Like I know she can't run for more than 3 minutes straight. I know she can't do basic maths. She's not going to do anything. She doesn't even know what day it is.

It absolutely did mess up. The shrimp fajita recipe was removed during a post cleanup and .... yeah, that post was messed up. :( Sorry.

No-Waste Grape Jelly with Apples Turn four pounds of grapes and a few wrinkly apples into nearly 20 jars of no-waste grape jelly. This heritage-inspired recipe skips the pectin and jelly bag, doubles your juice yield, and fills your pantry with deep purple preserves that taste like ch...

I stretched four pounds of grapes into a winter's supply of no-pectin jelly. Here's how. No-Waste Grape Jelly with Apples 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Sheet Pan Beef Fajitas Sheet Pan Beef Fajitas take less than 30 minutes from start to finish and are adaptable for those who are eating low-carb or gluten-free. Serve with tortillas or lettuce cups.

Enjoy a fiesta of flavors with these shrimp fajita bowls! They’re easy to make in just 30 minutes with fresh and colorful ingredients. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

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Pickled Jalapeno Peppers and Red Onions A quick pickle that is ready in an hour? These Paleo Pickled Jalapeno Peppers and Red Onions give an extra zing to Mexican and Tex Mex dishes - or anywhere you need a snap of flavour.

A quick pickle that is ready in an hour? These Paleo Pickled Jalapeno Peppers and Red Onions give an extra zing to Mexican and Tex Mex dishes - or anywhere you need a snap of flavour.