The [Sea] Salt of Life – specialty salts

ā€œa wise woman puts a grain of sugar in everything she says to a man, and takes a grain of salt with everything he says to her.ā€ ~Helen Rowland

The various salts I keep on my counter for perking up my favorite foods
The various salts I keep on my counter for perking up my favorite foods

Many out there extol the benefits of salt, particularly sea salt. Himalayan Sea Salt has been all the rage in recent years. In addition to that, there are myriad other salts out there, flavored and unflavored, and in all sorts of colors.

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Pesto!

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Pesto, in process [this batch needs more mincing]. I like to chop and mince and crush all of my ingredients by hand rather than in a food processor. Sure, it is faster in a processor, but doing it by hand adds an extra dose of my favorite ingredient: Love! šŸ˜‰
Pesto. One of those things that just screams “Summer!!” It is exciting when my basil over-produces this time of year so I have an excuse make it, both for eating now and to go in the freezer when I need a dose of summer later in the year.

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Lemon-Basil Simple Syrup

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The finished product: Lemon-Basil Simple Syrup…great in iced tea, lemonade, or even in cocktails!

Simple syrup is something I usually keep on hand in my fridge. It’s easy to make – simple, really šŸ˜‰ – and stores for quite some time. It never lasts long enough for me to determine just how long; however, it has kept for a least 2 weeks by my records.

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