Category Archives: Dietary Restrictions

Main Course: Roast Chicken with Butternut Squash, Apples, and Prunes

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Salts Kitchen

I love a good roast chicken, I was given a ton of butternut squash, I’d just bought a bag of prunes at costco (they get a bad rap but they’re so great to cook with), and Rosh Hashanah is all … Continue reading →

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Cooling Fall Salad: Jicama, Apple, and Cucumber

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Salts Kitchen

Here in Austin, Texas it may be well into fall but we’re still experiencing days with highs in the 80s. It’s early November and it was just a few weeks ago that we put in our fall garden. After a … Continue reading →

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First Course: French(ish) Onion Soup with Raw Cheese Crostini

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Salts Kitchen

I was tossing a few ideas around for what to make as the first course for our Rosh Hashanah feast and as I often do, ran several ideas off of some tasters. Between friends on gchat the whole menu was … Continue reading →

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Not Quite Mom’s Pumpkin Bread

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Salts Kitchen

My mother’s pumpkin bread is the best. I mean THE BEST. The recipe is glued to a piece of paper aged and yellowed from 30 years of use. It’s not written anywhere else. Who knows why our mom to cut … Continue reading →

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Rosh Hashanah Dinner: Stuffed Mushrooms…

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Salts Kitchen

Rosh Hashanah is a holiday with no food rules. Okay there’s one: eat a lot of honey and apples. A sweet New Year. This year I decided to make a little celebration with a handful of friends. I was in … Continue reading →

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Take the Crust, Leave the Pie

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Salts Kitchen

My friend Paola loves key lime pie. I made her one for her birthday a couple of years ago. It was pre-blog so I have NO idea what I did nor how it turned out. This year I tried a … Continue reading →

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Squash, Green Beans, Cherry Tomatoes Oh My

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Salts Kitchen

I am very particular when it comes to green beans. When it’s the peak of the season and they are crisp and super sweet, oh do they hit the spot. I had a bag of green beans that I knew … Continue reading →

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Nice Day for a Brunch

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Salts Kitchen

Actually, this day had a high of 108. Not exactly pleasant. But what do we do on a day where it’s too hot to do anything outside? Stay inside and eat with friends. I made a little brunch with a … Continue reading →

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Pesto for the People

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Salts Kitchen

As the Texas drought gave no signs of relief we said our goodbyes to the tomato plants and all the other sad and wilty vegetables in our garden, but the basil still thrived. That was back in July when our … Continue reading →

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Peach and Blueberry Crisp at the Beach

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Salts Kitchen

Several of us spent Labor Day weekend in the sleepy sea-side town of Galveston, Texas. The night we all overlapped we decided to celebrate one Kelty G’s birthday. I was tasked with making a cake for the birthday girl. Over … Continue reading →

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