Tag Archives: Sea Salt

Hasselback Potatoes

A friend very nicely sent me this wicked cool casserole dish as a thank you for my sending her assorted buzzyfoods treats; and I was pondering what to try out in it first. It had been a cold, gray day, … Continue reading

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Roasted Beet Salad With Creamy French Dressing

And, just like that, Thanksgiving was over and the holidaze were upon us. We had most of my in-laws for much of the turkey-based weekend, and, if I do say so myself, my food was pretty much a hit. Desserts, … Continue reading

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Crusty Potatoes and Creamed Feta Cheese

We spent the week of Thanksgiving with my sister and her family, and one night for dinner, she had mentioned thinking of making a barefoot contessa recipe of potatoes coated with olive oil, then rolled in a salt and herb … Continue reading

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Parfait! Slow Cooker Salted Caramel

Also known as Dulce de Leche, this fine caramel sauce is dead simple to make, but it will take about ten hours in your slow cooker, so plan accordingly. We’re having friends over for diner this weekend, and Rich found … Continue reading

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Horseradish Sauce

After a week of traveling, we’re spending this holiday quietly at home. I have some lamb chops marinating in the fridge, some green beans blanched and cooling for a zippy stir fry, and now, just one more thing to make … Continue reading

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Salted Steak

I’d been coming across references to ‘salted steak’ on a couple of different web thingys, and it seemed as though it’d be worth a try… The deal is, you (rather heavily) salt both sides of a steak, then set it … Continue reading

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The Doris Project (TDP) Week 4: Cucumbers in Sour Cream

This week’s installment of The Doris Project comes to us from a type-written sheet with the notation “from Tampa, Fl, Sewing Class” making this an 80’s recipe, so grab your unconstructed pastel sport coat with the shoulder pads, your favorite … Continue reading

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Salted Caramel Sugar Cookies

Nice cookie! And, a nice riff on the more usual, jam-filled thumbprint cookie; with a thin crushed pretzel coating, a melted caramel oozing out of the center, and a final dusting a sea salt sprinkled over the still-warm cookies as … Continue reading

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Nuts; Salted, Spiced, and Nicely Candied

Everyone, it would seem, has a recipe for seasoned and candied nuts – I have about a dozen in my files, came across a few more this past week, and have a pretty decent recipe already posted – but, it … Continue reading

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Parfait! Flatbread Stars

I got the idea for making these kinda cunning little beauties from our friend Ellen, who brings these wonderful little cucumber sammiches to gatherings where she bakes the bread in a star-shaped tube. I don’t have one of those tubes, … Continue reading

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