Think beyond red when preserving these summer favorites. Bring vinegar, water, sugar, salt to boil in medium nonreactive pot. Stir to dissolve sugar, salt. Place garlic, shallot, dill, spices in hot ...

A green tomato in early November is a moral dilemma. Do you leave it on the plant, praying the rain will spare it long enough to ripen? Heh, sucker. Or are you a hardliner? This particular type of ...

1 pint (about) green cherry or other small tomatoes1 large clove garlic, peeled1 teaspoon dill seeds1/4 teaspoon peppercorns1/4 cup white vinegar2 teaspoons pickling or noniodized salt Makes 1 pint.

Blame it on Fannie Flagg. The author’s 1987 novel “Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe” and the subsequent movie version meant most of us will only think of green tomatoes as a thing you ...

Now that Super Bowl and Mardi Gras are over, I suppose New Orleans is settling into its normal, serene routines. Ha! There is nothing normal or serene about New Orleans. It is a beautiful, colorful ...