[Jamestown1630]

I’m not sure if this is anything like what you want, but your post reminded me of a great old Washington, D.C. restaurant institution, and its famous pickles; it was really sad when ‘Duke’s’ disappeared from DC:

http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/from-the-magazine/doing-it-yourself-recreating-duke-zieberts-legendary-pickles.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Zeibert

http://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/16/us/ringmaster-of-power-lunches-duke-zeibert-is-dead-at-86.html

Best,
JT

[Rodamala]

pickle ping

[V K Lee]

MAC N CHEESE

If your family likes this dish, this site will perhaps be of interest to you
http://www.allthingsmacandcheese.com/

The site replaces
30days30waysmacandcheese.com/
which can now be found at the Wayback Machine (earlier years)

ALTON BROWN AND SOUR DOUGH
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/knead-not-sourdough-recipe.html
http://sahdcooks.blogspot.com/2013/08/no-knead-dutch-oven-sourdough-bread.html
http://www.altonbrownrecipes.net/follow-the-sourdough-day-8-we-bake-bread.html