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Product Review: Oryx Desert Salt

oryx desert salt and pepper boxes photo by gail worley
Photos By Gail (Except Where Noted)

It’s a fact: salt is the smallest ingredient in any meal, and yet it makes the biggest difference. Don’t get me started on how cooking rice and pasta in boiling salted water completely transforms the finished product. Even in baking, a pinch of salt significantly enhances the flavor of ingredients like chocolate. While most prepared foods certainly don’t need any added salt, much of what we cook from scratch would be rather tasteless without it. The thing is, not all salt is created equal.
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Tasty Snack of The Day: Mediterranean Snacks Baked Lentil Chips

Baked Lentil Chips
Photo By Gail

When it comes to salty snacks, I’m more of a chip fan than a cracker lover. The only downside of chips is that sometimes they are too fragile to bear the weight of the heartier dips, such as hummus or even a thick sour cream dip. And chips that break off in the dip bowl can be a drag. Continue reading Tasty Snack of The Day: Mediterranean Snacks Baked Lentil Chips