“But for me, pickles are the main event, a way of life.” BOY CAN I RELATE. To put it in perspective, I even named my cat Pickle, that’s how much I love pickles. 😂 I actually really like the uniqueness to this cookbook in how the typical recipe “photos” are all illustrations, and how there isn’t a separate ingredients list just to repeat it again in the recipe instructions. I will definitely be trying that pickled red onion recipe in the next few weeks because that sounds DELISH 😋

I received a copy of this eBook from netGalley for a honest review.

I enjoyed this look at pickles and how to make so very many different kinds. I would like to try quite a few of these easy to follow recipes and enjoy the pickle goodness. I liked the illustrations but I do prefer photos so I know what exactly I'm trying to achieve.

3.5 stars. I checked before requesting, and knew this was a different publisher, but from the cover and the title, I was hoping for a GN cookbook more like Let's Make Ramen!: A Comic Book Cookbook and friends. It's not, it's just a cookbook with illustrations instead of photos. The art is cute, but not a reason alone to purchase the book. It's also weird as a cookbook, in that the ingredients are listed separately, only emphasized in-text.

I'm not a pickle fan and with my autoimmune deal, fermented foods are a strict no, so I requested this only to look at it-- I enjoy a cookbook read. The recipes seem to make sense and are simple for home cooks with no canning experience. All are stable in the fridge for a period of 2-8+ weeks, so this is a good choice for pickle wannabes not yet up to canning.

eARC from NetGalley.

Im not a big fan of pickles but man this do sound like something I would give a try. It is a fun, interesting, illustrative, illuminating read

I think this is a cute little fermented cookbook, but it just does not feel practical or usable outside of a quick flip and put down. The illustrations are effortlessly adorable, but don't offer real insight or functionality to someone who is a novice to the end result.

I loved this! I loved how accessible it made pickling; I’ve always been intimated by pickling, assuming it was expensive to get into and time-consuming. This book really broke down those barriers of entry and got me pickling like there’s no tomorrow. I’ve tried two recipes so far and loved them, and look forward to trying more!

We all have different favorites when it comes to pickles. I enjoy making pickles so I was happy to be able to review an early copy of this book.

This is a fun book with 36 pickle recipes. But, not the stuff you’ll find on the condiment aisle of most supermarkets in the US. The chapters are: Sour-ish, Savory-ish, Sweet-ish, and Spicy-ish. The recipes are for small batches, that you can make and store in your refrigerator.

Brussels Sprouts are popular these days. How about Brussels Sprouts pickles. As the author states “Think of this as sauerkraut in miniature.” I’m definitely going to do the Pickled Red Onion – it’s made with only ½ an onion! It can be served immediately or stored in the fridge. The book contains not only pickled vegetables and fruits, but pickled shrimp, and cold-cured salmon, for example.

One aspect of the book that I particularly enjoyed was little pickle facts, interspersed throughout the book. For instance, do you pour your pickle juice down the drain, or have you considered using it for a vegetable flavoring, or use wherever you’d use vinegar?

This is a fun, quick book that can give you ideas on how to spice up your meals.

I am not a pickle girl, but I did really enjoy going through this book and seeing the sheer variety of foods that can be pickled. Who knew?? Also the variety of pickled foods from various cultures and countries was interesting and a great inclusion. The illustrations were adorable and I liked the art style a lot. I also enjoyed the various pickle facts (finally someone who knows about the Christmas Pickle!).

What an interesting book! If you have pickled before and want to pickle again! This is the book you need! With 4 different categories of pickles (who knew!!?!) this book has recipes for days in the kitchen.
The common pickled ideas are in there along with some special and regional examples.
Book has a good opening on the howsband whys of pickling. Along with the must knows before you start!

Loved this guide to pickling literally everything! It gives a lot of great insights on how the process works and also how to make things spicier or less spicy. I loved the illustrations but would’ve loved to see actual photos from time to time.

A really fun compendium of pickles! The recipes are complete and easy to follow. Recommended for all libraries where cookbooks are popular.

This book had a lot of great "not-your-average-pickle" recipes which I appreciated as a huge pickle lover. I liked that it encouraged you to play around with the recipes to your liking but let you know what things were important to stick to — like types of salt. My only issue was with how the recipes were formatted. Reading them was less intuitive since the ingredients were mixed into the paragraph style instructions instead of labeled separately. I think that if they were listed separately with measurements and then referenced within the paragraphs, it would have a better flow. Overall, great recipes and my issues were mostly in formatting.

I found this book easy to read. The illustrations are charming, and I enjoyed the interesting pickle facts scattered throughout. My sole critique lies in the recipe format. Typically, ingredients are listed before the directions, allowing for easy gathering of ingredients before starting the recipe. While the ingredients were well-marked, bold, and colored green, this format isn't as intuitive or user-friendly. That being said, most of the ingredients listed in the book are readily available in your typical grocery store, and I already had many of them on hand. There were only a few recipes that included some potentially harder to find ingredients.

A huge thanks NetGalley and Chronicle Books for the digital copy of this book!
I love pickled foods and have been wanting to start doing my own for a while. This book has lots of recipes that I’m excited to use!

I am a pickle lover. I’m the friend that will stare at you across the table and then quickly ask you if you’re going to eat your pickle. This book is so fun! The art work, the pickle facts, the wide variety of recipes- it has everything! I will definitely be using this all summer, and trying to recreate each of these recipes!
Thanks a ton for the ARC!

A big thank you to Karen Solomon, and NetGalley for the opportunity to take a look at Pickles, Illustrated, a cookbook and recipe collection for pickling some of your favorite vegetables to create fresh, delicious, and nutrient-filled additions to your meals. I will share my review to Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and Goodreads upon release. I loved the kimchi recipes and can't wait to try more of them. I think these would make great toppings for burgers, sandwiches, bowls, ramen, etc. The recipes are easy to double if you're making more. I really liked the design of the whole book, the fonts chosen, the color schemes, and illustrations, which really brought the whole book together well. I would definitely get this as a gift for my pickle-obsessed friends, and even for my own kitchen as some of the recipes are really great. It definitely helps that the cover is so cute! Thanks again!

5/5 stars!

Thanks to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for the digital copy of this book; I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I was curious to read this new book on pickling and fermenting because that's one area of canning and preserving I haven't done much with beyond my mother's and MIL's pickle recipes. Even though there are only 36 recipes, there's a wide variety from pickled brussel sprouts to making your own kimchi. One thing I thought was weird was that pickling watermelon is mentioned in the book, but the author did not provide a recipe for that.

The book also has tidbits about pickling and various uses for using pickle brine--do not just dump it down the drain. It has many uses.

As for the recipe format, I did not like it. Instead of a list of ingredients at the top of the page in bullet point style, they are listed in the text of instructions, which makes it harder to read. The ingredients were in bold in the paragraphs, but I usually scan the list of ingredients first to see if I have everything on hand, and the way this book is written, I have to read the whole recipe in order to find out if it's worth my time.

Adorable illustrations and cute color choice however as a recipe book I think it misses the mark a bit. No breakdown of the ingredients outside of the instructions definitely doesn't make it cooker friend. Personally I like to be able to grab all my ingredients at the beginning of a recipe, especially one I haven't made before, so that things can go smoothly. Honestly in it's current format, even with the ingredients highlighted in a different color I would likely miss an ingredient when grabbing them.

Informative book with a wonderful variety of recipes as well as tips and tricks.
The illustrations are BEAUTIFUL.
Thank you NetGalley, Chronicle Books and Karen Solomon for allowing me to view an Advance copy of this recipe book.

This is such a fun cookbook for any pickle lover. I love that the recipes are broken into categories—sour, savory, sweet, and spicy (ish). This goes beyond your normal cucumber pickle - you will find brussel sprouts, kimchi, limes (remember pickled limes in Little Women, swoon), and even shrimp!

The formatting and artwork throughout the cookbook are fun and bring some whimsy. I just wish it offered photography, but to be fair, the literal name of the book is 'Pickles Illustrated,' so...

This is a book that I would absolutely gift to any pickle lover.