Category: Good for You

There are certain vegetables I depend on to save me in a pinch. Because my favorite way to cook is to combine whatever I have in my refrigerator and pantry, I am vulnerable to what remains fresh. But when my cauliflower has the measles and my arugula has gone funky, who is always there to…

Reel down then pull up with all your might, reel down again and pull up until your arms fall off! That is what it was like landing my first tuna. I was with my family bobbing off the tip of the Baja in white-capped seas, some folks down below super seasick and others burning up…

Juicy, local berries are sensational performers this time of year, putting on quite a colorful show. But what publicity hounds blackberries are! It’s not enough that they are the big attention-getters in the season’s crumbly cobblers, pies, smoothies and cereal toppers. The latest flash is that they have convinced researchers on another stage that blackberries…

The Pacific Northwest is in its prime growing season and our colorful local bounty is coming to market. We have fabulous farming here, our soils are dark and rich providing fertile ground encouraging vibrant growth. With the carefully timed planting of seeds, delicate sprouts carefully nurtured, cooperation of weather, all fingers crossed and farmer prayers…

If I were to consider all the foods we have to choose from and make one of them my very best food friend, it would have to be Salmon. By far it is the most interesting, fun, versatile, hard-working and good-for-us food out there. Of course we all know that Salmon is delicious and its versatility allows us to…

It’s exciting when spring arrives; everywhere we look there is flourish and bloom. This is true on land, but from our Pacific waters other wonders are springing forth. This is the long-awaited time of year when fresh wild Pacific Halibut season returns and this coveted fish becomes available again — and are we ever excited! Halibut…

Fish are our business and when it comes to taking care of them the whole building at Salty’s gets involved. Our keen purchasing department orders our fish from the finest local suppliers, like Taylor Shellfish Farms. We take great care to be sure that we are buying the freshest fish in its prime season, 52 weeks…