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Nerdin Gardens: In A Pickle

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Nerdin Gardens: In A Pickle

 

The back yard garden is producing more than I can keep up with, so I decided to take an assortment of cherry tomatoes, 6 varieties of peppers, red onion, garlic, dill and a diverse amount of spices and pickle them.

 

While making the brine, it permeated the kitchen in such a good way. When it was simmering on the stove top, I cut the onions, peppers, thinly sliced the garlic, then packed the jars with the medley.

 

 

Several of the peppers 'hearted' me while preparing them for the mixture. The feelings are reciprocated. Mike and I have been so very thankful and grateful for the many harvests that Nerdin Gardens has produced.

 

 

Carefully, pouring the hot liquid into the clean, sterilized jars, I then sealed with a top and metal band, allowing them to cool and put them in the refrigerator. So looking forward to tasting this recipe!

 

 

They will be ready to enjoy in a couple of days and have a few people on the delivery list already. This is what happens when I find myself in a pickle! You can follow the recipe here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61593046262243&sk=reels_tab

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John Pusa
Glendale, CA

Hello Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can! thank you for sharing the process you pickled delicious peppers, red onion, garlic, dill and a variety of spices.

Aug 29, 2026 11:40 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Retired Home Stager/Redesign

Wanda- I am in awe of what you do!!!  I have never pickled anything!   Your creation looks refreshing!   I'm sorry to see Nerdin Gardens winding down.

Aug 29, 2026 12:46 PM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can! you are very creative in making sure nothing from your garden goes t waist.

Aug 29, 2026 01:14 PM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

Hi Wanda... you have certainly been busy with your garden and produce. I'm in awe of people like yourself.

Aug 29, 2026 03:11 PM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
Southern Utah's Preferred Real Estate Agent.

You're welcome, John Pusa, if we lived closer, I'd share!

Aug 29, 2026 03:30 PM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
Southern Utah's Preferred Real Estate Agent.

Before pouring the brine over the veggies and tomatoes, Kathy Streib, I tasted it and was surprised with both sweet and tangy flavors. Need to so something with the rest on our counter, now!

Aug 29, 2026 03:32 PM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
Southern Utah's Preferred Real Estate Agent.

Eat a lot of fresh produce now and put away some for later is the goal, George Souto. So far, it's working!

Aug 29, 2026 03:33 PM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
Southern Utah's Preferred Real Estate Agent.

Am enjoying trying new recipes that might become a favorite, Nina Hollander, Broker. Of course, Mike is my guinea pig!

Aug 29, 2026 03:37 PM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

That looks delicious, our plants don't give us enough to pickle, they get eaten pretty quickly. But I had made a "Branston" pickle, something every British person loves and it was easier than I thought. Gave my brother a couple of jars for his birthday. Great with cheese and crusty bread, what we call a ploughman's lunch.

Aug 29, 2026 03:55 PM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
Southern Utah's Preferred Real Estate Agent.

We do have quite a few cucumbers in different stages of growth hanging on the vines, Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543. Might look up how to make those "Branston" pickles!

Aug 29, 2026 06:14 PM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543

I found several videos on Youtube.

Aug 30, 2026 10:08 AM
Kat Palmiotti
Kalispell, MT
Retired from real estate; active in life!

How wonderful that you have so much bounty and can make pickled veggies! Love it!

Aug 30, 2026 04:47 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

I am sure that those would be delicious, and I would bet that anytime you have a surplus of anything, you could easily sell it.

Aug 30, 2026 05:28 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Good Sunday morning, Wanda. Enjoy the bounty of your garden.

Have a great day!

Aug 30, 2026 05:37 AM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Real Estate Svcs.
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Oh my gosh, Miss Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can! - that is such an incredible harvest your Nerdin Garden is producing.  Whoever is on your delivery list will be blessed with your gift. 

Aug 30, 2026 07:43 AM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
Southern Utah's Preferred Real Estate Agent.

It's salsa today, Kat Palmiotti. Who knows what tomorrow will bring? I'm ready for more! 

Aug 30, 2026 07:55 AM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
Southern Utah's Preferred Real Estate Agent.

Yes, I have thought about that, Brian England but would rather eat it and share it with family and friends!

Aug 30, 2026 07:55 AM
Brian England

That's a very good idea as well.  I am sure that gift baskets are always appreciated!

Aug 30, 2026 08:01 AM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
Southern Utah's Preferred Real Estate Agent.

We are definitely doing that, Roy! Wishing you and Dolores wonderful Sunday ahead.

Aug 30, 2026 07:56 AM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
Southern Utah's Preferred Real Estate Agent.

We are definitely picking and grinning in Nerdin Gardens, Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Real Estate Svcs.. Made Mike a vegetable omelet this morning with produce picked yesterday that included sliced cherry tomatoes on top! Yum!

Aug 30, 2026 07:59 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

I'd say you found your way out of a pickle with THE best resolution, Wanda! I have to say that seeing your photos and reading about your brine, my mouth was watering! I haven't pickled anything in SO long and boy, do I miss that smell and the excitement of opening a jar of pickles that I grew organically, cleaned, sliced and jarred with my own hands. Yum, yum, YUM!! Enjoy!

Aug 30, 2026 07:05 PM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
Southern Utah's Preferred Real Estate Agent.

This veggie medley can be chopped up and put on hot dogs, brats and burgers too, Debe Maxwell, CRS. I wanted to taste them yesterday, so I took one of each and what a crunchy flavor bomb, the cherry tomatoes held up! YUM!

Aug 31, 2026 07:04 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS

Oh my gosh, that is wonderful, Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can! And, it sounds even more divine now that they kept their flavor and their crunch. YUM is right!

Aug 31, 2026 07:13 AM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!

You know I'd share if we lived closer, Debe Maxwell, CRS!

Aug 31, 2026 08:21 AM