tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42559227344370795112024-02-07T19:54:32.491-08:00Please, DON'T pass the salt!shambohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18322116493875692211noreply@blogger.comBlogger231125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255922734437079511.post-83419871766291764632017-12-20T02:52:00.001-08:002017-12-20T02:52:37.784-08:00Corn Egg Drop Soup<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-f7ccee42-736a-2ed3-4b8f-66c7331cf584"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I really like the different soups served in Chinese restaurants. I love hot and sour soup, wonton soup, egg flower soup, and corn egg drop soup. The only problem is that most restaurants over salt their broth base so much that it renders their soups almost inedible – even if you’re not following a low sodium diet. So I’ve taken to making my own versions. Easy, just as tasty, and low in sodium.</span></span><br />
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</span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-f7ccee42-736a-a4d1-daea-0c5bb8730e04"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’ve been following the recipe from the <a href="https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-egg-drop-soup-159379"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">Kitchn</span></i></b></a> website for the egg drop soups. Its recipe is based on a recipe from <a href="http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/04/chinese-egg-drop-soup-recipe.html"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">Serious Eats</span></i></b></a>. You can make the soup a little different each time, depending on what you have on hand or what you’ve got a hankering for. It can be as simple or as complex as you want. The Kitchn recipe uses a hint from Serious Eats, adding a bit of cornstarch in the eggs to keep them from getting rubbery.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f7ccee42-736c-1740-b000-aeef747a30d3"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">To make corn egg drop soup, I add at least 1 cup of NSA corn, either frozen or canned, to the basic egg drop soup recipe. If I’m in a particularly lazy mood, I’ll leave the corn kernels whole. But if I’m more ambitious, I will puree ½ cup in my mini food processor. The pureed corn adds an extra layer of corniness and sweetness that I find comforting and soothing.</span></span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f7ccee42-736c-a183-adda-2e69ff5e923b"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">The flavoring agents I always use are ginger, white pepper, low sodium soy sauce, and green onions. I also like to include small cubes of tofu, and sometimes a handful of frozen peas and carrots. For a heartier soup, I may add some finely chopped leftover cooked chicken.</span></span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f7ccee42-736d-28b9-b686-236ebc8a7cfe"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">The corn egg drop soup makes a great appetizer/starter to a meal or a light lunch or dinner all by itself. It reheats well too. Just heat it gently, and don’t boil it. I always add fresh green onion slivers to leftovers.</span></span></span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #660000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Corn Egg Drop Soup</b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Adapted from <a href="https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-egg-drop-soup-159379">Kitchn</a></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/dontsaltprintablerecipes/corn-egg-drop-soup?tmpl=%2Fsystem%2Fapp%2Ftemplates%2Fprint%2F&showPrintDialog=1">(Printable Recipe)</a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 - 1 ¼ cup NSA corn, frozen and cooked or canned</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Ginger: ½ -1 tsp fresh grated or ¼ - ½ tsp dry ground, etc. (I use 1 cube <a href="https://www.dorotgardens.com/project/crushed-ginger/"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">Dorot</span></i></b></a> ginger)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f7ccee42-7370-afda-9aa5-025888129df9"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">If desired, puree ½ cup of corn. Set aside all the corn and add with the soup extras.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f7ccee42-7372-85b5-f27d-3593ab2213e2"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Heat the NSA stock/broth over medium-high heat. Add all the flavoring extras you’ve chosen to the saucepan with the stock. Turn down the heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes. </span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">If using frozen peas and carrots, cook them with the stock and flavorings.</span><br />
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-f7ccee42-7374-4884-ad1d-cec078415266"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Add any soup extras to the stock and simmer for another five minutes. Save some scallions for sprinkling on top of the soup at the end.</span></span><br />
<span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-f7ccee42-7375-28f7-03d2-7b8f1b9b2550"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Remove about ¼ cup stock and whisk it with 1 tablespoon of cornstarch in a small bowl. Use a spoon or a whisk to stir the soup while slowly pouring in the cornstarch slurry. Let simmer over medium heat for a couple of minutes. The soup will begin to thicken a bit.</span></span><br />
<span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-f7ccee42-7375-b4b7-1eae-49b4323107d8"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Whisk together the eggs in a small bowl with the remaining teaspoon of cornstarch. Make sure the soup is at a slow simmer.</span></span><br />
<span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-f7ccee42-7376-480b-0662-18c2aac75884"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use a large spoon or ladle to gently stir the soup in one direction. Slowly drizzle the egg mixture through the tines of a fork. Let the soup stand for 10 - 15 seconds, then stir gently to break up the egg to desired size.</span></span><br />
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-f7ccee42-7376-b54d-fb80-fa5e338a96ad"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Serve sprinkled with thinly sliced scallions.</span></span></div>
shambohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18322116493875692211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255922734437079511.post-7187056692721877612017-10-14T14:42:00.000-07:002017-10-14T14:42:18.836-07:00Vegetable Soup - The Easiest Ever!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Quick & Easy Vegetable Soup</b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Have you ever got the hankering for soup but didn't have the time or motivation for a 2-3 hour cooking session? That’s what happened to me a few days ago. I wanted to make a soup that was chock full of vegetables, but I didn’t want to spend time and energy peeling and chopping. What to do? Look to my pantry and freezer, that’s what!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I made the soup. It was fast and easy. And it was another Pull Out wonder – pulled out of my pantry and pulled out of my freezer.</span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I started with frozen mirepoix – a combination of chopped onions, carrots, and celery. My local supermarkets carry store and name brands with the other frozen vegetables. And many stores also offer freshly prepared mirepoix in their produce sections. I sauted about 1½ cups of the vegetables in a couple tablespoons of olive oil. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Once the mirepoix vegetables were tender, I added a 32 ounce carton of no-salt-added chicken broth along with a can of salt-free petite diced tomatoes. For extra flavor, I added some Penzey’s dried minced garlic, a bay leaf, and several whole black peppercorns (in a tea ball). I sprinkled in about ½ tsp. of savory leaves, and I threw in a sugar cube to combat the tartness of the tomatoes. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I let the broth mixture simmer for 15-20 minutes before adding about 2 cups of frozen mixed vegetables: corn, peas, carrots, lima beans, and green beans. I also included one peeled and cubed Russet potato that needed to be used up. (Peeling and chopping the potato was the hardest bit of work involved in making the soup.) Then everything simmered for another 15-20 minutes until the vegetables were tender and the potato was cooked through.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That was it! Vegetable soup in a flash! And, believe it or not, it was quite tasty. We were in the midst of a busy week and really appreciated having a good tasting and good-for-us soup available for quick snacks or meals. </span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One nice thing is that the soup can be slightly different each time you make it. Use different herb blends to create different flavor profiles. Use different frozen vegetables rather than the traditional corn, peas, carrots, lima beans, and green beans blend. Try an entirely different blend or perhaps just focus on one or two vegetables. Include a bit of pasta or rice instead of the potato. Or maybe use cubed sweet potatoes for an uniquely different flavor. Maybe leave out the tomatoes altogether. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Most grocery stores carry a lot of pre-prepped vegetables in their produce sections. Same with their freezer sections. Experiment. Who knows what tasty combos you might come up with?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For example, this week, I made a fast corn-potato chowder. Same method but without the tomatoes. I flavored the chowder with poultry seasoning. Once I even stirred in a bit of cream just before serving. Next week I plan to make a minestrone style soup using a frozen Italian vegetable medley (Italian green beans, cauliflower, carrots, red pepper, and zucchini) and seasoned with a NSA Italian herb blend. </span></div>
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<b style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Vegetable Soup in a Flash!</span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">32 oz salt-free chicken or vegetable broth</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Black pepper to taste</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 bay leaf</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Herbs or spices to taste (Examples: Italian herb blend, chili powder, poultry seasoning, curry powder, thyme, basil, chives, etc.)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 cups frozen vegetables of choice</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1-2 cups peeled and cubed potato (russet, red, Yukon gold, sweet, etc.)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1-2 cups packaged coleslaw </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pasta – small, thin shapes that cook quickly in the soup broth (stars, alphabets, pastina, fideo, etc.)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rice – quick cooking/instant, ready-to-serve, frozen (my local stores carry a couple of brands of fully cooked NSA white or brown rice in bowls/pouches in the pasta aisle and also in the freezer section)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Beans – NSA canned or frozen (my local stores all carry baby limas and black eyed peas along with a few other choices like black beans, garbanzos, and lentils in the freezer section)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mushrooms – NSA frozen, canned, dried/freeze dried</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Saute the mirepoix in olive oil. Once the vegetables are tender, add no-salt-added broth along with salt-free diced tomatoes. Add garlic, bay leaf, and black pepper. Add herbs of choice and sugar, if desired. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let mixture simmer for about 15-20 minutes before adding 2 cups of frozen mixed vegetables. Add options of choice. Stir and simmer together for another 15-20 minutes until all vegetables are tender.</span></div>
shambohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18322116493875692211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255922734437079511.post-17529140028496681452017-08-08T15:38:00.001-07:002017-08-09T06:58:09.193-07:00Tessemae Salad Dressings<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Tessemae Salad Dressings</b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> know that finding good tasting low sodium salad dressings can be quite difficult. Not impossible, but difficult nonetheless. The safest course of action is to make your own. But sometimes it’s really nice to have a bottle of commercially prepared dressing on hand.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That’s why I was so happy to discover <a href="https://www.tessemaes.com/collections/dressings"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">Tessemae</span></i></b></a> salad dressings. This brand has several lower sodium options. As an added bonus, they’re all organic. Several also are</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> dairy free, sugar free, vegan, gluten free and non GMO</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My favorites so far are the Balsamic Vinaigrette (65 mg sodium/tbsp), Lemon Garlic (55 mg sodium/tbsp), and Honey Poppyseed (65 mg sodium/tbsp). I’ve found for a side salad, that 1 tablespoon works just fine. For a larger salad, I might use closer to 2 tablespoons. But even doubled, the sodium level is acceptable to me.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I know I’m late to the party, but I just discovered this product a few days ago, and what a find! 240 mg sodium for 2 oz or 4 slices. Wow! Compare those numbers to another easily available product such as </span><a href="https://www.hillshirefarm.com/products/lunchmeat/ultra-thin-sliced-lower-sodium-honey-roasted-turkey-breast" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">Hillshire Farms Honey Roasted Turkey Breast</span></i></b></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> at 410 mg sodium/2 oz serving. </span><a href="http://applegate.com/products/organic-smoked-turkey-breast" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">Applegate Organics/Naturals Smoked Turkey Breast</span></i></b></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a lot better at 360 mg sodium/20 oz serving. But that’s still not as good as the </span><a href="https://www.365bywholefoods.com/product/365-everyday-value-365-everyday-value-organic-applewood-smoked-turkey-breast-2b3c37" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">365 Applewood Smoked Turkey Slices</span></i></b>. </a></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://boarshead.com/products/turkey?health-pref=lower-sodium#products"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">Boar’s Head</span></i></b></a> is a wonderful source for lower sodium deli style meats. It has a large selection of turkey breast products, including several smoked varieties. Their lower sodium Hickory Smoked Black Forest turkey breast is 390 mg sodium per 2 oz serving. Their Simplicity All Natural smoked turkey breast is only 250 mg sodium per 2 oz serving. Really great numbers! But there’s a problem. Not with the products but with availability. Boar’s Head makes the meats, but not every store carries all the varieties. In my local area, I’m only able to get low sodium plain roasted turkey breast. Don’t get me wrong – it’s a fine product. But it’s the smoky flavoring that I’m craving, and plain roasted turkey doesn’t satisfy that hankering.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The hardest part was finding hot dogs with low enough sodium content to use. That’s why I was so excited to discover <a href="http://www.naturesrancher.com/images/smoked/BP_HotDogs_pCK.png"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">Nature’s Rancher Uncured Pork & Beef hot dogs</span></i></b></a> at Whole Foods. They’re only 250 mg sodium/link. That is really good for hot dogs! Once I had the hot dog problem taken care of, putting together lower sodium chili dogs was relatively easy.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I know finding ready-made low sodium hot dogs buns can be problematic. Some people really like <a href="http://www.kingshawaiian.com/products/hotdog-buns/"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">King’s Hawaiian hot dog buns</span></i></b></a> with only 130 mg sodium/bun, but they can be hard to find. Just remember, you don’t have to be tied to a traditional hot dog bun. I’ve used slices of homemade or store-bought low sodium bread for hot dogs. I just mist the bread lightly with water and microwave for about 5-8 seconds to soften it enough to wrap around a frankfurter. Other times, I’ve use low sodium homemade or store-bought flour tortillas. I’ve even used homemade hamburger buns, just cutting the hot dog lengthwise and flattening them a bit before putting into the bun. Of course, you can always make your own hot dog buns. Or you can make an open-face version using just half of a bun and eating it with a fork. And you can even forgo the buns altogether and top a hot dog with chili and all the fixings. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When it comes to the chili, I use my own hamburger/hot dog chili sauce topping. (Click </span><a href="http://dontsalt.blogspot.com/2017/06/hot-doghamburgerfrench-fry-chili-sauce.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></i></b></span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to read the recipe) I make up a pot full at a time. The chili sauce is all meat ‒ no beans, no chunky vegetables, no tomatoes ‒ and is made with all salt-free ingredients.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That said, there really are low sodium hot dogs available. Some are offered at nationwide grocery store chains. Some are sold regionally, and some are only available online. Sometimes they’re labelled specifically as a lower sodium product. Sometimes, the company just happens to produce a regular hot dog that isn’t loaded in sodium. Don’t be fooled by brands, though. Just because a specific brand produces one lower sodium hot dog, doesn’t means all its offerings will be lower in sodium. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way.</span></div>
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<a href="http://boarshead.com/products/franks-sausages-bacon/436-lite-beef-frankfurters-natural-casing-10-1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Boar's Head Lite Beef Frankfurters (Natural Casing)</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ‒ 270 mg sodium/link</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.colemannatural.com/food/coleman-premium-foods-beef-hot-dogs-12oz/30824/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coleman Beef Uncured Hot Dogs</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ‒ 260 mg sodium/link</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.thinntrim.com/products/all-natural-gourmet-chicken-hot-dog/all-natural-gourmet-chicken-hot-dog/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thin n’ Trim All Natural Gourmet Chicken Hot Dogs</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ‒ 230 mg sodium/link</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://applegate.com/products/natural-beef-and-pork-stadium-hot-dog"><b><span style="color: blue;">Applegate Uncured Natural Beef & Pork Stadium Hot Dogs</span></b></a> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">‒ 360 </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">mg sodium/link</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">You know what I’m talking about! That tasty sauce used on chili dogs et al. Not a lot of meat but with plenty of super thick gravy. It’s not the kind of chili you serve up in a bowl and eat by itself. It’s made to be a topping – for hot dogs, hamburgers, french fries, or nachos. Maybe even mixed with pasta for chili mac. Or how about spooned on top of a bed of polenta for a tamale inspired meal? Or taco-style salads? There’s always chili gravy on cornbread, spooned over a baked potato, or as an omelet filling. The possibilities are endless.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">True confession time. I have always loved chili dogs and chili burgers. In fact, they run in my family. My uncle, Tom Koulax, started a famous Los Angeles area chain of restaurants that specializes in chili burgers and chili dogs. I grew up eating <a href="http://www.originaltommys.com/"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">Original Tommy’s</span></i></b></a> very tasty and very messy delights. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">So, when it came to making a homemade version of chili sauce gravy, I looked for a clone of the Original Tommy’s recipe. I found a pretty good one from </span><a href="http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/Original-Tommys-World-Famous-Hamburger-Copycat-Recipe.html" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">Todd Wilbur</span></i></b></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">, the “Top Secret Recipes” guy.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The spices were fine, but I didn’t care for using full fat hamburger and incorporating the fat with 1½ cups of flour. I’m sure the end result is probably more like the real thing, but it wasn’t something I wanted to do. I tried lessening the fat content and flour amount by using <a href="http://cornabys.com/Ultra-Gel-Gluten-Free-Thickener"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">Ultra Gel</span></i></b></a> for part of the thickener. That worked fine, as did using all Ultra Gel when making it for gluten sensitive family members. But I wasn’t completely satisfied.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Then I remembered my mother telling me that her dad, my grandfather, used to thicken homemade chili and beans with crushed up crackers. I thought maybe that’d work with the chili sauce. But instead of crushing whole crackers, I decided to try matzo meal (finely crushed matzo crackers). I can get <a href="http://www.manischewitz.com/product/matzo-meal-canister/"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">Manischewitz Matzo Meal</span></i></b></a> at all my local grocery stores, and it’s got zero sodium. I used 1 tablespoon matzo meal for each cup of liquid, and iIt was perfect! I could cook the hamburger meat in the flavored liquid as long as necessary, until it was soft and tender. The matzo meal dissolved into the liquid, and with additional simmering, created a thick, spoonable sauce. I was done tinkering. Hello chili dogs, chili fries, and chili burgers!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(For a list of lower sodium hot dogs, click <b><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://dontsalt.blogspot.com/2017/06/hot-dogs.html">HERE</a></span></b>.)</span></div>
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shambohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18322116493875692211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255922734437079511.post-19373896224781947282017-05-12T08:20:00.001-07:002017-05-13T13:13:38.441-07:00Biscuits & Sausage Gravy<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Biscuits and Sausage Gravy <br />with Fried Egg on Top</b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Biscuits and gravy – The all American country breakfast! Crispy biscuits, split to expose their flaky interiors, and then smothered in creamy gravy full of tasty sausage bits. What could be better?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lately I’ve been using salt-free </span><a href="https://www.spicely.com/products/organic-breakfast-sausage-seasoning?inqac=1352383429" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">Spicely Organic Breakfast Sausage Seasoning</span></i></b></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">. It’s a great product but not available everywhere. Before Spicely, I seasoned ground pork myself. I cobbled together about 2-3 breakfast sausage recipes to create a mixture I’m happy with. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">For the gravy, I use NSA chicken broth for most of the liquid and about ¼ cup cream to finish it off. I like the taste and texture better than using all milk. Another option is using half broth and half milk. I also like to add some finely chopped onion while the sausage is browning. I think it contributes a nice flavor. I leave the sausage chunks fairly large, but that’s just a personal preference. Most of the time, the sausage crumbles in cream gravy are quite small. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Finally, for the biscuits, I use Ann’s recipe from her blog <a href="http://www.thibeaultstable.com/"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">Thibeault’s Table</span></i></b></a>. I like her recipe because it uses milk rather than buttermilk, so I don’t have to worry about dealing with baking soda. I know I could use Ener-G sodium-free baking soda, but I’ve had inconsistent results with it. Not so with Featherweight sodium-free baking powder. It works perfectly for me and no doubling is required. I also use whole wheat pastry flour for half of the flour called for.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Frying Up Homemade Sausage Crumbles</b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Adapted from <a href="http://www.thibeaultstable.com/2012/11/sunday-breakfast-buttermilk-biscuits.html"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">Thibeault’s Table</span></i></b></a></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Ann's blog post includes helpful pictures of how she forms biscuits for baking.)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Note</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: If using buttermilk, add 1/2 teaspoon low sodium baking soda</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Optional</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Add a little sugar if you prefer slightly sweet rather than savory</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mix the flour with the baking powder. Cut in butter until it resembles coarse meal. (An easy way to cut the butter into the flour is to use a box grater. The large side of the grater makes the perfect size pieces of butter.) Stir milk into flour mixture. Mix quickly with fork just until dough starts to come together. Tip out onto lightly floured surface. (will look shaggy) Using hands, gently pat mixture to flatten. Fold dough like an envelope. Turn and fold again. Do this at least three to four times. The dough is now ready to pat out. This whole step should only take 30 to 45 seconds. Do not over-handle. (Folding forms layers which makes for a very flaky biscuit).</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pat out to about 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick on a lightly floured board. Cut with biscuit cutters and place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Using your thumb push a little dent into the middle of the biscuit. This helps the biscuit rise straight and prevents it from tipping over as it rises. Brush biscuits with a little milk or cream and bake for approximately 12 to 15 minutes at 450°F. For extra flavor and to keep the tops soft, dip the biscuits, top side down into melted butter after baking.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u>Note</u></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Consider adding your favorite dried or fresh herbs or spices to the biscuit dough. Parsley, thyme, rosemary, chives, and freshly ground black pepper all contribute extra flavor.</span></div>
<br />shambohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18322116493875692211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255922734437079511.post-53144800308290743932017-05-01T14:02:00.000-07:002017-05-01T14:02:14.231-07:00Hormel No Salt Added Canned Chicken Breast<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I read about <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hormel-Breast-Chicken-Premium-5-Ounce/dp/B000FIUQAQ"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">this product</span></i></b></a> on a couple of low sodium Facebook groups and was curious. I managed to find it at my local Safeway, in the section with canned tuna. So I bought a couple of cans just to experiment with. I wanted to see if it would be worth keeping a few cans on hand “just in case.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The first thing I made was chicken salad. Nothing really special. Just the drained chicken chunks mixed with mayo, freeze-dried chives, celery seed, and some NSA curry powder. I added a bit of broth from the can, so I didn’t need to overdo the mayonnaise. And I added a tablespoon of whipped cream cheese to give a creamier texture. Served with super low sodium whole wheat matzos, it was a pretty easy and good tasting lunch. So, the next time I was at Safeway, I bought a few more cans.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">It didn’t take long before I had one of those “just in case” days. I had been busy with all kinds of errands and didn’t plan ahead for dinner. Then, all of a sudden, I realized it was 5:00 p.m. What to do? I didn’t have enough time to thaw anything from the freezer, and I didn’t have the energy to go shopping. Then I remembered I had canned chicken, my </span><b style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><a href="http://dontsalt.blogspot.com/2016/11/stove-top-stuffing-copy-cat.html" style="color: blue;">homemade “Stove Top” stuffing</a>,</i></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and NSA chicken broth in the pantry. A perfect solution! Chicken in gravy served over stuffing. So that’s what I made. It all came together quickly and produced a tasty meal.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">What’s the verdict? Well, let me be frank. The canned chicken is not as good home cooked real chicken breasts. That’s why I like to roast or poach several at a time and freeze for later. That said, it’s fine for those times when you need some extra help. Those days happen, even to the best of us. I like the idea of being able to quickly pull low sodium meals from my pantry, and the canned chicken will be a welcome addition.</span>shambohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18322116493875692211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255922734437079511.post-30093608804871743792017-04-23T14:50:00.000-07:002017-07-10T02:20:49.777-07:00Shopping at Whole Foods: Part II<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The first was Nancy’s Cultured Cream Cheese. I discovered it at my local grocery store several years ago and even wrote about it (Click <a href="http://dontsalt.blogspot.com/2013/08/nancys-organic-cultured-cream-cheese.html"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></i></b></a>). But, as often happens, they stopped carrying it. “Out of sight; out of mind.” I forgot about it until I was in Whole Foods a couple of days ago and re-discovered it. Only 35 mg sodium for 2 tablespoons. I’m happy to have a new source for this fine product. I'll stock up whenever I shop at WF.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I also came home with two packages of <a href="http://www.naturesrancher.com/images/smoked/BP_HotDogs_pCK.png"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">Nature’s Rancher Uncured Pork and Beef Hot Dogs</span></i></b></a>. As an experiment, the last time I made the TJ/WF trip, I got a package of Applegate Organic Uncured Beef Hot Dogs (280 mg sodium per link) at TJ and a package of Nature’s Rancher Uncured Pork and Beef Hot Dogs (250 mg sodium per link) at Whole Foods. My husband and I liked both brands. But since that shopping trip, Applegate has changed their formulations and their hot dogs are now 500 mg sodium per link. Such a disappointment! I was happy to find that the Nature’s Rancher links hadn’t changed and are still 250 mg sodium per link, so I got a couple of packages. When I got home, I packaged them up into bundles of 4 links each for freezing. Each bundle is perfect for two days worth of hot dog lunches. Another product to stock up on when I shop at WF.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u>The judgment</u></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: The WF salt-free roast chicken tastes fine. However, my husband said he preferred my home-cooked roast chicken. Me too. After all, I season our roast chicken with various herbs and spices. Also, a WF bird is quite expensive. Stands to reason – It’s organic and the work is done for you. I can find salt free Foster Farms whole chickens at all my local grocery stores, and they’re often on sale for 79¢ - 99¢ a pound. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For more good products from Whole Foods, click </span><a href="http://dontsalt.blogspot.com/2017/01/shopping-at-whole-foods.html" style="font-family: arial;"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></i></b></a><span style="font-family: arial;">. For a printable shopping list, click </span><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/dontsaltprintablerecipes/whole-foods-shopping-lists?tmpl=%2Fsystem%2Fapp%2Ftemplates%2Fprint%2F&showPrintDialog=1"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>HERE</i></b></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’ve loved manestra (aka orzo) since I was a child. It was a staple in my family’s Greek household. Funny thing, though. It was never served cold, in a salad, or toasted and combined with rice for a pilaf. It was always cooked in a tomato broth and seasoned with cinnamon, allspice, and oregano. My mother cooked it as part of a braised meal, with either chicken pieces or beef/lamb chunks. (If you’re interested in my family’s Chicken with Manestra recipe, click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuBYvlJy4KA"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></i></b></a> for a video on YouTube and <a href="http://tweeton.com/pdf/SimplyDeliciousRecipes.pdf"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></i></b></a> and scroll down for a PDF version. Just be sure to eliminate the salt altogether and used low sodium/NSA products.)</span></div>
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<br />shambohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18322116493875692211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255922734437079511.post-64273104169232278282017-03-28T11:04:00.000-07:002017-03-28T11:04:49.742-07:00Salmon Patties<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">It all came together quickly and was super easy to prepare. I seasoned the salmon mixture with The </span><a href="https://www.thespicehouse.com/cajun-seasoning-salt-free" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">Spice House’s salt-free Cajun blend</span></i></b></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> along with a bit of onion and garlic. I also added one packet of </span><a href="https://www.truelemon.com/product/true-lemon/" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">True Lemon</span></i></b></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for an extra flavor punch and a couple of tablespoons of mayo for extra moisture. The end result was quite tasty even with all the low sodium ingredients.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is a dish my husband really likes. Now that I’ve got a good source for NSA canned salmon, I’ll make it more often. It can be served with homemade tartar sauce or your favorite dipping sauce. Or, if you want something fancier, I’ve served tuna patties with avgolemeno sauce (sort of a Greek hollandaise sauce). The lemony tang of avgolemeno pairs really well with fish. (Click <a href="http://dontsalt.blogspot.com/2011/05/avgolemeno-sauce_13.html"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></i></b></a> for the sauce recipe.)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Beat the eggs and set aside. Mince the garlic and the onion. Shred the salmon into a large mixing bowl. (Remove skin and bones, if present) Mix in eggs, garlic, onion, bread crumbs, potato flakes, dill/spice blend, and celery seed. Mix well. Let the mixture rest for about 10 minutes so the liquid is absorbed equally throughout. Form the mixture into 6 -8 equal sized balls. Press balls into a cake shape. The cakes will be fragile so be careful with them. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Another addition to the list of “lightly salted” snack products. I just happened upon these a couple of days ago and decided to purchase one bag to “test drive.” Only 60 mg sodium per 18 chip serving and flavored with herbs. What’s not to like?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">We both enjoyed the flavor and texture of the thicker, kettle cooked chips. So, for us, the chips will be a nice addition to our low sodium repertoire. Not every day and not at every meal. But they certainly make for a nice change-of pace every once in a while.</span>shambohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18322116493875692211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255922734437079511.post-12491362942299730182017-02-25T11:52:00.001-08:002017-02-25T12:26:58.107-08:00Nathan's Jumbo Crinkle Cut Fries<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">There’s no salt in the ingredients, mainly just potatoes and vegetable oil. The website lists 15 mg sodium per 3 oz/14 pieces while the package I just purchased states 20 mg sodium per serving. Which is correct? I don’t know, but the difference isn’t worth worrying about.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I still like unsalted potato chips and will continue to purchase them regularly. They’re a perfect addition to sandwich lunches. The BBQ chips will be a special every-once-in-a-while treat. We’ll enjoy them as long as they’re still available. By now, I’m all too familiar with the vagaries of low sodium shopping. Here today ‒ Gone tomorrow! Manufacturers change formulas and/or discontinue products while stores often stop carrying favorite items. That’s why I advocate the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">ABC</span></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> approach: </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">A</span></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">lways </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">B</span></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">e </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">C</span></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">hecking!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I wanted to make English muffins, but I didn’t want to do the skillet frying technique. On the other hand, I didn’t want to just cut round circles of dough either. I know that English muffin dough is supposed to be rather wet. More like a batter than a bread dough. If the dough was sturdy enough to roll out and cut into circles, the end result wouldn't have the right texture. Fussy, aren’t I? </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I pretty much followed the recipe as is except for reducing both the salt and yeast and using a sodium-free baking powder. I mixed the dough and let it rise in my bread machine. However, I cancelled the rest function and went directly to kneading. I only let it knead for about 10 minutes before turning off the machine altogether. Then I left the dough to rise in the machine for about an hour. All in all, the bread machine worked well. The dough was quite loose and needed to be scrapped out of the machine, but I didn’t find it difficult. Using a heavy duty hand mixed or stand mixer might be easier.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">About those nooks and crannies. Cutting the muffins with a knife resulted in a smoother surface that splitting them with a fork. Sometime in the future, I may experiment with another recipe that uses a wetter dough, but I was really happy with this batch of English muffins. It was a happy compromise.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Adapted from</span><a href="http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/baked-english-muffins-recipe" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/baked-english-muffins-recipe</span></a></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read the blog to see the 2-pan baking procedure in action:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 3/4 cups All-Purpose Flour</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 cup + 2 tablespoons lukewarm milk (I use reconstituted dry milk.)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 tablespoons melted NSA butter</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1.Stir together all the ingredients except the semolina or cornmeal. Beat for 1 minute at high speed of an electric mixer; the dough will become somewhat smooth. (I used my bread machine. I canceled the rest cycle and kneaded for only 10 minutes. Then I turned it off to rise in the machine. The dough is supposed to be quite sticky – very different from regular bread dough.)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2.Scrape the dough into the center of the bowl, cover, and allow it to rise for about 60 minutes, until it's quite puffy.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3.Grease a large (18" x 13") baking sheet; or line with parchment. Grease twelve 3 ¾" English muffin rings, and place them on the baking sheet.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4.Sprinkle semolina or cornmeal into each ring.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5.Turn the dough onto a lightly greased or floured work surface.(I used a Silpat and weighed each piece.) Cut it into 12 equal pieces; each will weigh a scant 2 ounces, or about 54g.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">6.Shape the dough into balls. (Because the dough was sticky, I just sort of plopped it around in my oiled hands until it approximated a ball.) Place each ball into a ring, pressing it down to flatten somewhat. Sprinkle with a bit more cornmeal or semolina, and top with a greased baking sheet (or a sheet of parchment, then the baking sheet). The baking sheet should be resting atop the rings.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">7.Let the muffins rise for about 60 to 90 minutes, until they've puffed up noticeably. While the dough is rising, preheat the oven to 400°F.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">8.Bake the risen muffins for 10 minutes. Flip the pans over, and bake for 5 minutes more. Remove the top pan, and bake for an additional 3 to 5 minutes, until they're a light golden brown, and the interior of one registers about 200°F on an instant-read thermometer.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">9.Remove the muffins from the oven, and transfer them to a rack to cool. Remove their rings as soon as you're able. When completely cool, store muffins in a plastic bag.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I recently made popovers to go with some lentil soup I pulled from my freezer. It'd been several months since I last made them. They're so easy to make, and the end result is so spectacular. I should fix them more often. My husband likes the leftovers the next day heated up a bit in the toaster oven and spread with NSA peanut butter and jam.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f6f7f9; color: #1d2129; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"> used a recipe from </span><a href="http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/popovers-recipe"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">King Arthur Flour</span></i></b></a><span style="color: #1d2129;">. The only changes I made were to use unsalted butter and to omit the salt altogether. The recipe ingredients are flour, milk, eggs, and butter. I'm not sure how coconut milk or other non-dairy milks would work. The sodium mainly comes from the milk and eggs. The sodium content depends on the size of popover made. I used a 6 cup jumbo muffin pan for about 76 mg sodium/popover. A 12 cup muffin pan would result in about 38 mg sodium/popover.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2129; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the KAF "Tips..." section, there is a suggestion for adding dried herbs to boost flavor. I think you could use just about any NSA spice blend in the popover batter. Coarsely ground pepper with a bit of rosemary would be tasty. So would an Italian herb blend. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1d2129; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I used a jumbo muffin pan that makes 6 muffins. It works fine for me, so I'm not tempted to buy a true popover pan. It's also a non-stick pan. My only suggestion is to over-grease the pan. Popovers can stick, so this is one instance where I use Crisco.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/dontsaltprintablerecipes/popovers?tmpl=%2Fsystem%2Fapp%2Ftemplates%2Fprint%2F&showPrintDialog=1">(Printable Recipe)</a></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #22252e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use a standard 12-cup metal muffin tin (I use a jumbo 6 cup muffin pan). Grease the pan thoroughly, covering the area between the cups as well as the cups themselves. Make sure the oven is up to temperature before you begin to make the popover batter. (I let the oven preheat at least 20 minutes.)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #22252e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pour the batter into the muffin cups, filling them about 2/3 to 3/4 full (I use a soup ladle).</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #22252e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Make absolutely certain your oven is at 450</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #22252e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">! Place the pan on a lower shelf of the oven .</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #22252e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bake the popovers for 20 minutes without opening the oven door. Reduce the heat to 350 without opening the door, and bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes, until they're a deep, golden brown. If the popovers seem to be browning too quickly, position an oven rack at the very top of the oven, and put a cookie sheet on it, to shield the popover tops from direct heat.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #22252e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you plan on serving the popovers immediately, remove them from the oven, and stick the tip of a knife into the top of each, to release steam and help prevent sogginess. Slip them out of the pan, and serve.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #22252e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">* For herbed popovers, stir 1½ teaspoons of your favorite dried herbs or NSA herb/spice blend into the batter along with the flour.</span></div>
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shambohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18322116493875692211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255922734437079511.post-72401836726757889162017-01-28T17:08:00.000-08:002017-01-28T17:08:18.949-08:00The Easiest Waffles Ever!<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Anyhow, I knew I needed to make some sort of breakfasty thing, but I wasn’t in the mood to fuss. Didn’t want to bother with muffin batter and scoops. Same with rolling out scones and cutting them. Waffles are easy, but I didn’t even want to mess around with my favorite recipe. While I was trying to come up with a solution, I had to get something out of the fridge. I saw something perched on a shelf, and suddenly an answer came! I knew what to do! It would be waffles, but they’d be super easy to make. Why? Because I would use my homemade baking mix (similar to Bisquick). Click <a href="http://dontsalt.blogspot.com/2014/08/homemade-baking-mix-bisquick.html"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></i></b></a> for the baking mix recipe.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I grabbed my decades old and terribly stained Bisquick book and found a recipe for basic waffles. In no time at all, I had waffle batter ready to go. I ended up making 7 squares along with a weirdo one that used up the last of the batter. My husband and I just had to test it. To my utter delight, it was every bit as good as my regular recipe. But a whole lot easier and quicker.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 cups <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/dontsaltprintablerecipes/king-arthur-flour-all-purpose-baking-mix"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">homemade low sodium baking mix</span></i></b></a></span></div>
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shambohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18322116493875692211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255922734437079511.post-83573531264102645572017-01-27T14:44:00.001-08:002017-01-27T14:44:19.935-08:00Alexia Onion Rings & Cascadian Farms Potatoes<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My husband and I have always loved onion rings ‒ crispy, crunchy, and perfectly done; greasy, slightly burnt; limp and undercooked; whole onion slices or rings formed from minced onions – it doesn’t matter ‘cause we still love them. A few years ago I discovered Alexia frozen onion rings, and I’ve been buying them ever since. They’re much lower in sodium than Ore-Ida’s or local store brands. They bake up crispy and crunchy too and not greasy. A perfect accompaniment to a ho-hum sandwich lunch. And they’re great stacked on a burger. They’re the lowest sodium I can find so far. A big plus is that I don’t have to fuss with trying to deep fry at home, nor do I need to order from a restaurant. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A few days ago I noticed a package of Cascadian crinkle cut fries next to the Spud Puppies and checked the nutritional label. I was surprised at how low in sodium they were, so I picked up a package to try. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here’s the info on the products pictured. Click <a href="http://www.cascadianfarm.com/products/frozen-potatoes"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></i></b></a> for the link to the Cascadian Farms website.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Compare to: Ore-Ida @ 450 mg/76 g; Store brand @ 350 mg/7 rings [81 g])</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">290 mg sodium/3 oz (10 Pieces)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Compare to: Tater Tots @ 440 mg/9 pcs; Store brand @ 330 mg/10 pcs)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">15 mg sodium/21 French Fries</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fire Roasted Sweet Potatoes @ 35 mg sodium/1 cup</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wedge Cut Oven Fries @ 10 mg sodium/serving</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Straight Cut Oven Fries @ 10 mg sodium/serving</span> </li>
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shambohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18322116493875692211noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255922734437079511.post-27175283429316652442017-01-20T10:47:00.000-08:002017-01-20T10:47:23.602-08:00McClure's Garlic & Dill Relish<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Although I started out with high hopes, I now have mixed feelings about this relish. I’d read about McClure’s pickle products on some other low sodium online sources ‒ blogs, social media, websites, etc. Unfortunately, the products weren't sold at any of my local grocers, and they weren’t available at Healthy Heart Market either. Amazon carried them, but the pickles were about $10 per jar. A little too much to pay for something I wasn’t sure about. Plus, my husband was quite happy with the Healthy Heart Market NSA dills.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I was really interested when I saw an ad in my local grocery store’s flyer about McClure’s dill relish. So, a couple of days ago, I picked up a jar. Only 70 mg sodium per ounce ‒ much lower than other dill relish products. One thing I immediately noticed was the price – a whopping $5.99 for a 9 oz jar! But I thought I’d give it a try. It just might turn out to be one of those low sodium products that I’d love and buy no matter what the price. (That’s how I feel about Healthy Heart Market pickles and Chinatown soy sauce.)</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">McClure’s = 70 mg sodium/oz @$5.29/9 oz jar</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vlasic 1 T = 240 mg sodium/T @ $2.99/10 oz jar</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heinz = 230 mg sodium/T @ $2.49/12.7 oz squeeze bottle</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Del Monte = 240 mg sodium/oz @ $3.49/12 oz jar</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Store Brand = 230 mg sodium/T @ $2.39/10 oz jar</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today I opened the jar to spoon some onto a roast pork sandwich for my husband. The first thing I noticed was the liquid. It was sloshy! Very sloshy! The pickle solids were swimming in lots and lots of brine. I had to drain the relish before putting it on the sandwich. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Finally, serving size. The McClure’s pickle products are measured in ounces. A serving size for a pickle spear is 1 oz. I have no idea how much of a pickle spear that would be ‒ an entire spear, half a spear, or just a couple of chunks. You’d have to weigh it before consuming. The serving size for the relish is also an ounce. That, too, needs to be weighed. So I measured out a drained tablespoon and weighed it. The tablespoon ended up being a little bit less than an ounce.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My final verdict? For me, I honestly don’t think this product is worth the money or the trouble. If I want something crunchy resembling relish in tuna salad, tartar sauce, or potato salad, I can easily chop up the Healthy Heart Market NSA dills or bread & butter pickles. And since they’re both totally salt free, I don’t have to worry about weighing to make sure I don’t exceed a serving size. If I don’t want to pay for the Healthy Heart Market pickles, I can make quick/refrigerator pickles following the latest guidelines and recipes from reputable sources (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_5_6?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=ball%27s+blue+book+of+canning&sprefix=ball%27s%2Caps%2C253&crid=3M9P2FZQDRTJC"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">Ball’s</span></i></b></a>, the <a href="http://nchfp.uga.edu/"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">National Center for Home Food Preservation [NCHFP]</span></i></b></a>, or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Joy-Pickling-3rd-Flavor-Packed-Recipes/dp/1558328602/ref=pd_sbs_14_img_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=NQDHSJJEBAD3DFK1G154"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">Linda Ziedrich</span></i></b></a>).</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I was in a stir fry mood and already had a package of ground pork thawing in the refrigerator. Crumbled meat didn’t appeal to me but meatballs did. So I decided to adapt my <a href="http://dontsalt.blogspot.com/2013/01/thai-inspired-meatballs-with-peanut.html"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">Thai Inspired Meatballs</span></i></b></a> recipe to Chinese style ingredients. The recipe made 12 meatballs, enough for 2 meals, plus a couple for tasting. I could have frozen half the meatballs, but opted for two stir fry dinners in a row. I use a cookie dough scoop to portion out the meatballs. Most of the time, I just bake them without rolling to get perfect rounds. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I stopped by Whole Foods yesterday on the way back from a family get together and came home with a few products recommended by members of the </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/110577185641044/" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">Low Sodium Cooking</span></i></b></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Facebook group. Whole Foods is about a 35 minute drive from my home, and, as a result, I don’t shop there often. Plus I’m fortunate to have four well-stocked supermarkets and a natural foods store nearby, so I’m able to find quite a lot of low sodium products locally. </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">365 Organic Sweet Relish: 65 mg sodium/Tbsp (between 120 - 140 for brand name versions)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">365 Applewood Smoked Turkey Breast Slices: 240 mg sodium/2 oz</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">365 Cashew Butter, Creamy: NSA</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">365 Almond Butter, Creamy: NSA</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">365 Mayonnaise: 40 mg sodium/Tbsp</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">365 Organic Shoestring French Fries: NSA</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">365 Organic Steak Cut French Fries: NSA</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">365 Organic Crinkle Cut French Fries: NSA</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">365 White Corn Restaurant Style Tortilla Chips: NSA (not pictured)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whole Foods Fresh Mozzarella: 55 mg sodium/oz (not pictured)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Kerrygold Reduced Fat Irish Butter - 50% less Sodium: 45 mg sodium/Tbsp</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Miso Master Organic Sweet White Less-Sodium Miso: 135 mg sodium/Tbsp (lowest sodium I’ve found so far)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Spicely Organic Breakfast Sausage Seasoning Blend: NSA</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">How do I use thee? Let me count the ways. Actually, I couldn't count the ways. It would take too much time. I use garlic in some form or another in just about everything I cook except for desserts. And not just fresh. I’ve also got garlic powder; dried minced garlic; a roasted garlic/herb spice blend; garlic flavored olive oil; frozen crushed garlic cubes; and homemade frozen garlic cloves. And, yes, I use each kind.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Garlic powder is used in rubs. Dried minced gets used in making broth/stock. Mrs. Dash roasted garlic blend is wonderful sprinkled on chicken before roasting or tossed with cooked, buttered vegetables. The garlic oil makes a great finishing touch for vegetables and soup. It’s also good for a quick saute. The Dorot garlic cubes are perfect for stews and braises of any kind, especially if I’m in a hurry to get everything started cooking. And the homemade frozen cloves are quick, convenient, tasty and can be used in just about any application.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Just plop the fresh, peeled and separated garlic cloves on a plastic wrap lined baking sheet. Freeze. Then dump into a plastic bag for storage in the freezer. Whenever I want some garlic, I retrieve some frozen cloves. By the time I’m ready to use them, they’re partially or fully thawed. Run them through my trusty garlic press, and I’m good to go. No fuss and not much muss. The resulting flavor is a bit milder than fresh (not much bite), but that’s a trade-off I’m willing to live with. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Garlic is a low acid vegetable, so please follow the latest safety guidelines for storing and preserving it. Do </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">not </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">attempt DIY garlic oil or chopped garlic in oil. For information on how to safely store and preserve garlic, please read <b><i><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://ucfoodsafety.ucdavis.edu/files/250352.pdf"><span style="color: blue;">THIS</span></a> </span></i></b>article from UC Davis </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and <a href="http://www.cals.uidaho.edu/edcomm/pdf/PNW/PNW664.pdf"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">THIS</span></i></b></a> article from Idaho University.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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shambohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18322116493875692211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255922734437079511.post-22339291293033028162017-01-05T15:44:00.000-08:002017-01-05T15:44:16.377-08:00Chinatown Soy Sauce<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chinatown soy sauce is a great product, and I’m so glad to have discovered it. Finding a truly low sodium soy sauce – what a journey it has been! Before CHF (congestive heart failure), we used Kikkoman regular soy sauce: 920 mg sodium/tbsp. Once my husband was placed on a salt restricted diet, we switched to the “less sodium” version: 575 mg sodium/tbsp. Lower but not exactly low sodium. You can imagine my joy when I discovered World Harbor Angostura Lite Soy Sauce with only 380 mg sodium/tbsp at our local supermarket. Much better! But sadly, as often happens in the low sodium world, the grocery store stopped carrying it and eventually World Harbor stopped making it. Not to worry – Healthy Heart Market to the rescue. It carried House of Tsang Less Sodium Soy Sauce with only 320 mg sodium/tbsp. Even better!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the meantime, several folks touted the low sodium content of Bragg’s Liquid Aminos. The problem is that most of the people hyping the low sodium properties of Bragg’s hadn’t done the math correctly. One single teaspoon contains 320 mg sodium. That works out to a whopping 960 mg per tablespoon (more than Kikkoman’s regular). I didn’t see how that could be considered a truly low salt alternative.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Then, of course, there were all the DIY salt free/super low sodium soy sauce recipes available online and in cookbooks. I tried a few of them and was not pleased with the results. They all seem to be basically some sort of combination of beef broth, molasses, and vinegar with a bit of ginger and garlic thrown in for good measure. That combo didn’t taste good to me. Plus not every Chinese dish worked well with beef broth, molasses, and vinegar. And the homemade mixtures didn’t last long in the fridge.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Anyhow, I ordered House of Tsang faithfully for a several years. But eventually Healthy Heart Market started carrying an even lower sodium soy sauce option: Chinatown. It’s the lowest sodium by far ‒ only 145 mg. per tablespoon. Now that’s super low! And it tastes pretty good. True, it doesn't have the more refined taste of saltier soy sauces, but it's a very good low sodium option. And apparently it’s very popular for cooking authentic Jamaican dishes.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chinatown is available online at <a href="http://healthyheartmarket.com/chinatownsoysauce.aspx"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">Healthy Heart Market</span></i></b></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IDC32IS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">Amazon</span></i></b></a>, and at <a href="http://www.jamaicanproducts.com/chinatown-jamaican-soy-sauce/"><b><i><span style="color: blue;">Jamaican Products.com</span></i></b></a>. Depending on where you purchase it, there may be some shipping costs and a slightly higher price tag. But, for me, it’s worth it. It’s one of the few products I would order no matter what the cost. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It has freed me to cook more Chinese style food. I look for recipes that do not call for more than ¼ cup of soy sauce to start with. Instead of the ¼ cup, I’ll generally just use 2 tablespoons of low sodium soy sauce. However, since Chinatown is so low in sodium, I may use 2 - 4 tbsp when preparing a dish that serves 4 and with no worries whatsoever.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I realize that Chinatown may not taste as good to some as the higher quality, authentic Chinese or Japanese sauces. And it may not appeal to those with more refined palates. But, hey, we’re talking low sodium cooking. It tastes pretty good and is definitely much better than the DIY concoctions. To me, it’s the perfect soy sauce solution when you’re following a low sodium diet.</span></div>
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shambohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18322116493875692211noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255922734437079511.post-2555510985310711682016-12-30T15:17:00.002-08:002016-12-30T15:21:45.527-08:00Tourtiere: French-Canadian Pork Pie<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Adapted from </span><a href="http://www.thibeaultstable.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thibeault’s Table</span></a></span></div>
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