Refrigerator Bread and Butter Pickles

The hubby surprised me with pickles from the garden this weekend. I was excited because I forgot to make myself some bread and butter pickles. [I'm not a fan of dill pickles--the hubby loves both.] Once again, I love this recipe because I don't have to can them. I find that I can get crispier pickles when I don't have to give them a canner bath in boiling water and don't have to add extra preservatives. I really like the recipes from BrownEyedBaker and this one was just as great! I did end up adding cloves and a little bit of garlic. I also liked that it had turmeric as one of the ingredients. Now, I just need to order one of those cool wavy slicers that she used. :)

https://www.browneyedbaker.com/bread-and-butter-pickles/

One Pot-Stove-Top Chicken and Rice

We spoil our animals and a prime example is our dogs. I have been making them up chicken or beef broth jars weekly. I put a whole chicken, or roast or whatever in a crockpot and fill it full of water and a few seasonings. Then put the broth in pint size mason jars and each dog gets a half a pint at breakfast and dinner which, one crockpot lasts about a week. Then I have shredded chicken or beef depending on the week. In another blog, I have a recipe for chicken salad, made especially good with the armenian cucumbers from our garden which has now become a staple in our fridge. This past week, I found the following recipe which took almost no effort to make because I used (already cooked) shredded chicken rather than the thighs; I also added onions and mushrooms. If you like looking at recipes, Noble Pig is a favorite.

http://noblepig.com/2016/04/the-best-one-pot-stove-top-chicken-and-rice/