All posts tagged: Pickle

Stop throwing out your pickle juice: 7 creative ways to use it up

Stop throwing out your pickle juice: 7 creative ways to use it up

Published by Sam Flores

Pickles are summer’s favorite accessory. They show up alongside burgers at cookouts, tucked next to sandwiches at beach delis, speared into Bloody Marys, eaten cold straight from the fridge after a day outside. They’re refreshing in a way that’s almost medicinal: salty, sharp, ice-cold. Some may say the snap of a crisp, cool pickle on a hot day is even more satisfying than the soda tab pop in a Coca-Cola commercial. There’s a reason runners swear by pickle juice as a recovery drink, and why “pickle girls” have become their own corner of the internet. Pickles don’t just taste good in the summer. They belong to summer. But if pickles are the star, pickle juice is usually treated like the aftermath. Once the spears are gone, most of us dump the cloudy green brine straight down the sink without thinking twice about it. Which, honestly, feels like a waste. Because pickle juice isn’t just leftover liquid. It’s vinegar, salt, garlic, dill, spice, acidity and flavor that’s already been built for you. The bottom of the …

Roast chicken, cheesy scones and a genius cocktail: Ravinder Bhogal’s recipes for cooking with lime pickle | Food

Roast chicken, cheesy scones and a genius cocktail: Ravinder Bhogal’s recipes for cooking with lime pickle | Food

Published by Sam Flores

I’m obsessed with lime pickle. It’s savoury, sour, funky, spicy and full of bold personality that enlivens anything it’s smeared on. It’s made by salting and fermenting limes with chillies and spices for a fierce, flavour-packed condiment that’s traditionally eaten as a side to poppadoms or with simple dal and rice. Over the years, I have also folded it into grilled cheese toasties, marinades for fat prawns to barbecue in the summer or made compound butters with it to smother over sweet potatoes before roasting. It’s an instant flavour bomb and my pantry is never without a jar. Lime pickle roast chicken (pictured top) This has all the addictive pleasure of peri peri chicken. If your lime pickle is too mild, feel free to add a red chilli to the marinade. Prep 10 minChill 2 hrMarinate 2 hrCook 1 hr 15 minServes 4 1 medium chicken (about 1.4kg)Salt and black pepper4 fat garlic cloves, peeled 2 tbsp lime pickle2 tbsp finely chopped coriander, plus a handful extra to finish75g softened butterFinely grated zest of 1 …

2026’s new emoji could include a pickle and a meteor

2026’s new emoji could include a pickle and a meteor

Published by skeptic

We’ve gotten a look at what 2026’s new emoji could be and the big additions? A pickle and a meteor. The good folks at Emojipedia spotted that Unicode had quietly updated its archives with nine proposed new emoji concepts for September 2026’s Emoji 18.0. Here’s the full list of proposed additions, as described by Emojipedia: Mashable Trend Report A smiley face with squinting eyes A leftward thumb sign gesture A rightward thumb sign gesture A monarch butterfly (as opposed to the non-specifying 🦋) A pickle (as opposed to a 🥒 Cucumber) A lighthouse A meteor (as opposed to a ☄️ Comet) An eraser, for removing pencil markings from paper A net with a handle, like those used to catch bugs In my opinion, the pickle and meteor are the big additions here. A pickle is distinct from a cucumber and could come in handy. And, well, with the way things have been going, a crashing meteor emoji could prove useful, too. Here’s what the proposed new emoji look like. Credit: Unicode/Emojipedia To be clear, just …

Squinting Face, Pickle, and Lighthouse Among New Emoji Coming to iOS

Squinting Face, Pickle, and Lighthouse Among New Emoji Coming to iOS

Published by skeptic

The Unicode Consortium has published a draft list of emoji that could come to smartphones and other devices in the future. The list shared by Emojipedia outlines 19 emoji candidates under consideration for Emoji 18.0, which is expected to be finalized in September 2026. Among the proposed additions are a squinting face emoji, left- and right-pointing thumb gestures, a pickle, a lighthouse, a meteor, an eraser, and a net with a handle. The draft list also includes a monarch butterfly emoji, providing a more specific alternative to the existing generic butterfly. Along with the 9 new emoji concepts, Emoji 18.0 would (if approved as currently proposed) add 10 additional skin tone variants tied to two of the base emoji. This would bring the total number of recommended emoji characters close to 4,000. Emojipedia has shared sample artwork for many of the candidates, but Apple designers will need to create their own version of each character in the Apple style if the emoji are ultimately approved. As with previous draft lists, the proposed lineup is not …