Category Archives: Recipes

Kale with Pecorino and Pine Nuts

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Salts Kitchen

On a recent trip to visit the family in Los Angeles, we went for a birthday dinner to Osteria Mozza. It was one of those 3-hour dinners where the food keeps coming and the wine is flowing. I do believe … Continue reading →

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Vietnamese Chicken Meatball Goodness

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Salts Kitchen

Returning from a vacation means there is likely nothing in your refrigerator. Depending on the time your flight, ride, or boat arrives in town you may not even have the energy or patience to search the cupboard to see if … Continue reading →

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Rich Chocolate Cake with Mocha Buttercream Frosting

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Salts Kitchen

When I was a child I did a lot of baking. Gluten-full baking. As I’ve mentioned, my mother is in the culinary world: there was no shortage of experimenting, new foods, tasting, chopping, and the like in my house. I … Continue reading →

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Roasted Cherry Tomato and Sausage over Soft Polenta

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Salts Kitchen

I made dinner recently for a fairly particular eater whom I’d never cooked for before- let’s call him The Writer. It seems he “wants” to be open to new foods, but I’m not really sure how deep that runs. No … Continue reading →

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Zucchini-Carrot Bread for Amy

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Salts Kitchen

I have a friend in Austin who has the best laugh in town. We meet for coffee or breakfast every so often, but I don’t see her nearly enough. When we do get to meet, it’s about finding a place … Continue reading →

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Garlicky Braised Rapini

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Salts Kitchen

When we were young, my brother and I often shared the same food but different parts: I liked the yolk and he liked the white, I ate the inside of the bread and he ate the outside, I liked the … Continue reading →

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Cherry, You Delicious Minx

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Salts Kitchen

Cherries. Cherries. Cherries. I eat them all day in the summertime. I let the pile of pits mound up in front me. Sometimes I think about moving to a place where cherries are in season all year-long. A magical place. … Continue reading →

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Watermelon, Tomato, and Feta Salad

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Salts Kitchen

Watermelons are amazing right now. All the melons at the farmers’ markets are. I love Two Happy Children for their watermelons, both yellow and red, as well as amazing white and orange fleshed melons, and Farmer John of Engel Farms … Continue reading →

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It’s a Cracker.

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Salts Kitchen

Hosting a supper-club with another individual was both more stressful and less stressful. It took more prep time, but much less time on the day of. With more time on my hands that morning, I threw in a couple more … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Passion Fruit Mousse

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Salts Kitchen

Still off the sugar-wagon but I wanted to bring desserts to the 4th of July barbeque. I started with an idea and a few ingredients and had no idea if this would turn out or just be soup. I followed … Continue reading →

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