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Why You Should Turn Fish Bones Into Salt
Maria Finn, author of The Whole Fish, knows there are a lot of health benefits to eating fish, and those benefits can be found in more than just the meat. In this tip she shares a great way to use up leftover fish bones and get more Omega-3's and calcium into your diet.

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Roasted Carrot and Parsnip Salad with Grapes, Blue Cheese, and Spiced Pecans
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Twice-Cooked Sweet Potatoes with Rosemary, Hazelnuts, and Crème Fraîche
American Rosemary Hazelnut Sweet Potato Side Dish Crème Fraîche Fall Easy Dinner Party Soy Sauce Eggs Olive Oil Oranges Nutmeg Molasses Dinner Salt Winter Black Pepper
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Hamburger Patties

by susanrdrgz 3 months ago

Season before grilling, or during? My son says that salt dries out (draws water out of) meat if you season ahead of t...

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susanrdrgz commented 1 hour ago

Grilling Salt

Pepper Mill vs Salt Mill- What's the Difference?

by hobbess 5 years ago

I saw a Cole & Mason Derwent Salt Mill on sale, but I mainly use kosher salt so I don't really need a salt mill. But,...

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taffy03 commented 13 days ago

Salt & Pepper Mills Salt

Morton's vs. Diamond Crystal Kosher salt?

by kemi5 8 years ago

IYO which do you prefer and why? I've used both but never had them simultaneously to do a side-by-side comparison. I ...

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ChefJTS commented 13 days ago

Salt

FINALLY... a real, honest-to-Hashem method for making real lower east side SALT FERMENTED KOSHER DILL PICKLES, as directed by Moe, a 90+ year old former pickle master

by Mr Taster 7 years ago

Last month a friend and I attended what turned out to be a spectacular free presentation on the history of the tradit...

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acgold7 commented 28 days ago

Jewish Pickling Pickles Workshops Salt
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Salt in baking....what's the point?

by Richie 13 years ago

How many of you use salt in baking cakes,cookies,etc? The last thing I want to taste in a chocolate chip cookie is sa...

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Krysti commented 3 months ago

Salt

Low sodium - do you get used to it?

by friedricefun 6 months ago

I'm home on break from college for the next few weeks and my mom, who's recently had some health problems, has been c...

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dtm323 commented 3 months ago

Healthy Low Sodium Salt

Where to buy pretzel salt?

by NonnieMuss 5 years ago

I've been on this quest for over a year now - I'm looking for the round, puffy salt balls that come on a soft pretzel...

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oldsalty26 commented 4 months ago

Salt Where to Buy...

Am I the only one worried about the safety of sea salt?

by foodworthy 7 years ago

Below are some facts I found through the Smithsonian on the health of oceans after news of Fukushima radiation leaks ...

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MikeG commented 4 months ago

Salt

Where to find Gourmet Salts?

by ldubosky 5 months ago

First post here! My sister is starting a gourmet salt collection, and I’m soon traveling to London— so I was wonder...

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ferret commented 4 months ago

England London Gourmet Foods Specialty Foods Salt Where to Buy...

How long does salt cod last after soaking?

by Caviar 15 years ago

I've rinsed and soaked some salt cod that I was going to cook last weekend (not this past weekend, the weekend before...

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Yank65 commented 5 months ago

Cod Shelf Life Salt Salt Cod
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Diamond crystal kosher salt

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 by jepek 5 months ago

Does anyone know where to find Diamond Crystal kosher salt in the Champaign-Urbana area?

Champaign Salt Kosher Salt Where to Buy...

All-Clad is the Pitts!

by palladin10075 6 months ago

I been a chef in New York City since 1988. Although I never had the pleasure of trying All-Clad anything, almost 30 ...

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ElsieB commented 5 months ago

Cookware Sets Stainless Steel Salt

is salt really heated to 1200 degrees F?

by Bottomless_Pit 3 years ago

I'm trying to eat healthy so I can do more physical work. Anyways, can anyone confirm or deny this, is table salt rea...

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sunshine842 commented 6 months ago

Salt

Brining an already salt injected frozen turkey?

by beckster914 8 years ago

I was planning on using Alton Brown's turkey recipe this year which includes brining and then roasting. I moved my tu...

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DanaHume commented 7 months ago

Brining Turkey Salt

Cook's Country's salt pork-larded turkey - have you tried it?

by greygarious 8 years ago

http://www.cookscountrytv.com/recipes/detail.asp?docid=17260 I just caught a repeat of this episode. CI is genera...

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Missy56too commented 7 months ago

Pork Turkey Salt

~ Are most meats at the supermarket already brined with salt? If so, how do can you tell? ~

by designparadise 6 years ago

~ Are most meats at the supermarket already brined with salt? If so, how do can you tell? ~

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rogisem commented 7 months ago

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Can Cured Salt Pork Be Used In Place of Bacon?

by Canthespam 10 years ago

Message I am making Julia Childs' recipe for Boeuf Bourguignon for the first time. It calls for 6 oz. of slab bacon....

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paulj commented 8 months ago

Bacon Pork Salt
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Himalayan Salt Plate

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 by HabaneroLady 8 months ago

Seems like every time I am at my local W-S outlet, I end up looking at the Himalayan salt plate. I really like the lo...

Salt Serveware

EMERGENCY: too much salt

by Soop 9 years ago

My salt grinder just bust as I was seasoning my chili. A lot went in, and now it's really salty. Is there any way t...

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pandam commented 8 months ago

Salt Recipe Fixes

Tusino vietnamese curing powder : bột nêm nướng

by DLovsky 2 years ago

Anyone out there picking up this product at the Asian store and using it? Any clue what the Sodium Nitrite (NO2) per...

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paizley commented 8 months ago

Asian Vietnamese Curing Seasonings Salt

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