Thursday, June 15, 2023

Rain' Thursday Art and Dinner Date - Land Creatures theme and Pickled Onions

Welcome to Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date! For the Land Creatures theme I am showing this blue-eyed foal I did back in 2019.


 For the Dinner date, I made a version of Kay's Auntie Jean's pickled onions recently.  

Apparently Kay's Auntie Jean is now 96 years old.  This is a heritage recipe indeed!

One medium/large onion sliced

1 red pepper sliced

2/3 c white vinegar

1/2 c water

6 tbs granulated sugar

2 1/2 tsp salt

Boil vinegar, water, sugar, salt in a medium saucepan until dissolved.  Cool.  Add to a jar of sliced onions and peppers.  Refrigerate 2-4 days or longer.

I actually misread and boiled all the ingredients including the onions and peppers together for 10 minutes then cooled and jarred it.  It tasted good even before I refrigerated it.

Thanks for sharing Kay!




28 comments:

roentare said...

The horse has a long neck. Looks like a human portrait in a way

Lux G. said...

Pickled onions? Yes, please! I'm glad it turned out good for you.

Angie's Recipes said...

Beautiful blue eyes!

ellie said...

So great to know. Co-workers are always talking they need a recipe like this. I am sure I would need less sugar. Looks like a great way to use up those leftover onions around.

Caitlin&Megan said...

Great recipe! Love the art too! Wonderful art piece!

Ivy's Closet said...

Love the pony!

Recently, I made fridge pickles because I just can't get a big cucumber eaten. They turned out rather tart, but that's the way I like them. A great summer side with meals.

My name is Erika. said...

That's a lovely horse Christine. Are foals blue eyed in real life? I love those blue eyes. And I think I need to make some pickled onions. Thanks for sharing.

Christine said...

Erika this horse belongs to my sister in law, it really does have blue eyes!

Valerie-Jael said...

Love the foal. 96 is a great age! Have a fun day, hugs, Valerie

Valerie-Jael said...

Love the foal. 96 is a great age! Have a fun day, hugs, Valerie

Jeanie said...

I can't draw horses to save my soul. Well done. And I might have to try those onions. They sound delicious!

Las Locuras de Ahyde said...

Hola! me gusta mucho tu cuadro, es un potro muy bonito. Besos

Gillena Cox said...

Beautiful horse, the onions look yummy.
Happy you dropped by my blog today.

Much💚love

DeniseinVA said...

Pretty horse and I like the look of that recipe. I love pickled onions!

Wanda said...

We love pickled onions and cucumbers. The recipe is very similar.

Love your horse.

Lowcarb team member said...

A beautiful blue eyed foal.
Many thanks for sharing the recipe.

All the best Jan

Sandra Cox said...

My daughter made pickled carrots and they were delish. I bet the onions are also.
Love the colt.

Pam said...

I used to do the cucumbers, onions and tomatoes in the vinegar and sugar...loved it. Not fixed it in years. Great painting.

Martha Jane Orlando said...

I'm not a fan of anything pickled except for pickles themselves, but I loved your colt painting, Christine.
Blessings!

peppylady (Dora) said...

I don't think every had pickled onions.
Coffee is on, and stay safe.

J.P. Alexander said...

Lindo caballo y gracias por la receta. Te mando un beso.

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

My grandmother used to make pickled onions, but without the pepper. If it was a sweet pepper, I think I would like to try this myself, since I have all the ingredients except the pepper.



EricaSta said...

The foal is fantastic. I enjoyed your Post. Thank you for sharing.
Greetings by Heidrun

carol l mck said...

Sweet horse drawing ~

Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)

Tanza Erlambang said...

I'll try pickle onions... sound tasty

Busy Bee Suz said...

Love the blue-eyed horse! Pickled onions are one of my favorite condiments.

Andrea @ From The Sol said...

A handsome foal in celebration of the new life of Spring. And pickled onions. I eat them from a jar(store bought) all of the time. Never thought of making my own, but I like this recipe and will try it. Thank you for sharing ...

Andrea @ From The Sol

Adam said...

Cute horse 🐴