Red Hot Pepper Vinegar

August 27, 2025 By palatablepastime in Condiments, Home Canning, Pantry Staples, Peppers or Chillies, United States Tags: Alphabet recipe challenge, hot pepper sauce, hot pepper vinegar, preserving garden peppers, spicy vinegar 8 Comments

Red Hot Pepper Vinegar is made spicy using hot peppers and can be used to spice up chicken wing sauces, pickles, salad dressings and more.

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Kimchi Cucumber Pickles

May 21, 2025 By palatablepastime in Brine, Condiments, Cucumbers, fruit juice, Home Canning, Korean, Pickle, Scallions/Green Onions, Stovetop, United States Tags: Alphabet Challenge, cukes, kimchi pickles, Kirby cucumbers, Korean-American, Letter K recipes, pickles 11 Comments

Kimchi Cucumber Pickles are not the usual kimchi made with cabbage, but are a quick pickle with cucumbers that brines in your fridge.

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Durkee’s Famous Sauce (with potato salad recipe)

February 14, 2024 By palatablepastime in Celery, Condiments, copycat, Eggs, Pantry Staples, Potatoes, Salads, Sauces, Scallions/Green Onions, Spices, Stovetop, United States Tags: "D" recipes, Alphabet recipe challenge, copycat recipes, pantry staples, potato salad, salad, sauces 7 Comments

Durkee’s Famous Sauce is a DIY version of the classic mustard and mayo based sauce that has been made for almost 200 years.

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Blue Cheese Salad Dressing

January 21, 2024 By palatablepastime in Cheese, Condiments, Dairy, No Cook, Salad Dressings, Salads, United States, Yogurt Tags: bleu cheese dressing, blue cheese dressing that doesn't separate, homemade salad dressing, Sunday Funday 5 Comments

Blue Cheese Salad Dressing made from scratch that does not tend to separate into a broken vinaigrette overnight.

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Spiced Chestnut Butter (Conserve de Châtaigne)

November 26, 2023 By palatablepastime in Butter, Chestnuts, Condiments, French, fruit juice, Nuts, Oranges, Spices, Stovetop Tags: chestnut recipes, Christmas recipes, condiments, French recipes, holiday recipes, nut butters, spreads 3 Comments

Spiced Chestnut Butter, also called Conserve de Châtaigne, is a Christmas spiced nut butter or spread, made from peeled roasted chestnuts.

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Spreadable Whipped Cream Cheese (for bagels)

April 24, 2023 By palatablepastime in Breakfast & Brunch, Cheese, Condiments, Dairy, Electric Mixer, Milk & Cream, United States Tags: bagel schmear, Brunch Week, soft cream cheese, spreadable cream cheese, whipped cream cheese 9 Comments

Spreadable Whipped Cream Cheese (for bagels) offers a technique to keep regular cream cheese soft and spreadable, even when chilled.

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Pickled Red Cabbage

April 19, 2023 By palatablepastime in Cabbage, Carrots, Condiments, Onions, Pantry Staples, United States Tags: crispy cabbage pickles, cruciferous vegetables, easy pickling recipes, Pickle Brine, red cabbage recipes Leave a comment

Pickled Red Cabbage brines up some cruciferous veggie to add in to salads and slaws, top sandwiches or add to a charcuterie board.

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Tomato Chutney

February 19, 2023 By palatablepastime in Condiments, Herbs, Spices, Teas, and Coffee, Indian, Onions, Peppers or Chillies, Stovetop Tags: #SundayFunday, chutney, condiments, herbs and spices, Indian food, indian recipes, tomato chutney, tomato recipes, tomatoes 2 Comments

Tomato Chutney combines tomatoes, savory seasonings and flavors, cooking down into a thick chutney to serve with appetizers, breads and more.

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Easy Apple Butter

February 19, 2023 By palatablepastime in Apples, Condiments, fruit, Herbs, Spices, Teas, and Coffee, Jams, Jellies and Preserves, Stovetop, United States Tags: #OurDinnerTab;e, apple butter, applesauce recipes, Easy Recipes, fruit butter, jam 2 Comments

Easy Apple Butter is easily make with jarred applesauce and the appropriate spices and sugar that make it smooth delicate and thick.

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Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce

January 21, 2023 By palatablepastime in Condiments, No Cook, Sauces, United States Tags: Chicken Dipping sauces, Dips for appetizers, Homemade mustard sauce, Honey Mustard Leave a comment

Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce is my personal version of a sauce to dip chicken strips in with just the right balance of sweet and spicy.

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