I hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day spent with friends and family!
This week's Tuesday Takeaway is sponsored by Arbon Publishing - who has graciously offered to give away a copy of "The Salt Book: Your guide to salting wisely and well, with recipes" to one lucky winner.
This book does a great job of offering the reader a great introduction to the fundamentals of salts, discussing types of salt and how to use them in the wisest of ways with a variety of techniques including brining, pickling, curing and preserving.
The book advocates for healthy eating: "An important part of being 'salt wise' is eating well. We need to take the time to prepare food for ourselves which is healthy, tasty and ecologically viable. We need to season that food sparingly, with quality salt that is made using natural processes."
Predominantly a cookbook - expect a spectrum of recipes, including some untraditional, yet excitingly essential. A few of these basics caught my eye, as you so rarely seem them in mainstream cookbooks - Brined Feta, Butter, even Soy Sauce! If you are like me, you find the idea of making these practical essentials extremely rewarding. Expect also more traditional dishes such as: Salt Block Salmon, Olive and Rosemary Focaccia, or Broccoli Soup.
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How many cookbooks are in your kitchen?
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20 I really love to cook
Posted by: Emily Leigh | May 31, 2011 at 06:02 PM
12 -- just in the kitchen. :D
Posted by: Katie | June 01, 2011 at 02:14 PM
Ay Caramba - counting the cookbooks is a scary thought - I'll try and ballpark the ones in the kitchen and family room - the ones most often read and used. 55 is probably close. One more would be just fine with me - Thanks for the opportunity.
Posted by: Patricia V | June 01, 2011 at 02:39 PM
Around 30.
Posted by: Rob | June 02, 2011 at 07:27 PM
Carefully selected to fill 2 bookcases........there is room for a few more though!
Posted by: Mal K | June 04, 2011 at 02:32 PM
Not that many cookbooks--around 25. I like to make it up as I go along! But I'd love to add a choice one like this . . . .
Posted by: GB | June 05, 2011 at 12:29 AM
I will add this book to my wish list - I love salty flavors anyway....and am an avid fan of Salt Traders! As far as how many cookbooks are in my kitchen? approx 30, plus tons of cooking agazines, 5 binders of loose recipes and 2 index card boxes filled.
Posted by: Laura MacDougall | June 06, 2011 at 07:22 AM
Just a carefully selected few. 8
Posted by: don roerker | June 06, 2011 at 11:22 AM
In the kitchen?? Hmm, 15-20ish. Now in the den...50-60, I have a problem. There, I've admitted it.....
Posted by: Linda | June 06, 2011 at 02:49 PM
Hmmm...I haven't counted them lately but I would probably 15.
Posted by: Colleen | June 06, 2011 at 08:30 PM
I'd say about 15 cookbooks right now :)
Posted by: Roxy | June 07, 2011 at 06:56 PM
salt is the most important ingredient of food.No dish can give flavor to us without salt.
Posted by: motorcycle transport | August 09, 2011 at 08:18 AM