The holiday season is the sweetest time of year. But it’s not the cookies, fudge and candy canes that make it that way. It’s the loving intentions and memories we bring to the season. We dash near and far gathering with friends and family, reuniting generations of elders, youngsters and in-betweens. It’s a time of…
Year: 2013
Pearls of Wisdom: Oysters Are Smart Food.
Northwest waters are getting colder now and that means it’s time to have oysters on the brain. In fall and winter months, water temperatures become ideal for the sweetest, plumpest and tastiest oysters. These marvelous mollusks are a smart choice when it comes to nutrition because they are considered an excellent brain food. Oysters have…
How to Pick Corn
Local corn in the market is the sure signal that the summer harvest is nigh. It’s a fine time to sit on the porch and husk away while the children play kick the can. (Alternatively you could come to Salty’s, sit on the deck with a luscious lemonade, kick back and let us do the…
Ode to the Tomato Family / Tomatoes and Lycopene
The tomato is a beautiful thing. This heavy, juicy, racy-red orb is the epitome of rewards for a summer well spent in the garden. Amazingly, 93 percent of all home gardeners grow tomatoes in their many shapes and sizes. There are over 25,000 tomato varieties grown around the world, all revered for their taste, beauty…
Fresh from Farm to Table
Why not let our local fruits and vegetables get fresh with you? We brazenly do that here at Salty’s and there are many reasons why. The biggest is that our primary goal is to bring you the ripest, rosy cheeked, freshest and most nutritious foods that come from the Northwest, each in their season. Delicious!…
The Alaskan Copper Rush: Benefits of Copper River Salmon
Back in the good old days, Alaska was known for its Gold Rush. Times have changed and now the big news from up north is the revered “Copper Rush.” A few days ago my husband Gerry and our Chef Jeremy dashed up to Cordova, Alaska, to be on hand for the catch of the first Copper…