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Low Sodium Bread Revisited - Part 4
Posted from Please, DON'T pass the salt! 20 days ago
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Here are some things I’ve learned about keeping lower sodium bread fresh. Some people are disappointed with homemade bread because it dries out and stales so much faster than commercial grocery store breads. Lean, rustic breads, in particular, stale quickly. All that is to be expected because the ... (original story)
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Low Sodium Bread Revisited - Part 1
Posted from Please, DON'T pass the salt! 20 days ago
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The next few posts will focus on making lower sodium bread. I didn’t really get interested in bread baking until my husband was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Before that I had made a lot of yeast dough products – cinnamon rolls, orange rolls, cream cheese braids, etc. But I had never... (original story)
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A Great Product!
Posted from Please, DON'T pass the salt! 20 days ago
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There are four components to food: taste, aroma, presentation, and texture. When you're dealing with lower sodium food, the taste is compromised. That's the reality. No matter what anyone will tell you, lower sodium dishes simply do NOT taste the same as those that are properly seasoned. Notice that... (original story)
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Rain Storms and Chili
Posted from Please, DON'T pass the salt! 20 days ago
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It’s been cold and wet for the last two weeks. A perfect time for a pot of chili. Normally I use ground beef, but this time I decided to use chunks of beef. I got a thick top round piece at my local butcher shop and cut it into 1 inch chunks. I really liked the cubes of meat in the chili – much ... (original story)
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Low Sodium Bread Revisited - Part 3
Posted from Please, DON'T pass the salt! 20 days ago
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Here are some more things I’ve learned while making low sodium breads with my bread maker:Get to know your machine. Read your manual carefully before attempting to make bread in it. Pick one white bread recipe and one whole wheat recipe to experiment with, and make each recipe at least 2 times wit... (original story)
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The Low Salt Bandwagon
Posted from Please, DON'T pass the salt! 20 days ago
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Now that the salt issue has gotten everyone’s attention, we should be celebrating. Food manufacturers will now cut the sodium content of hundreds of prepared food products. Shopping at our local grocery stores will be so much easier for those following a low sodium regimen. It’ll be so simple an... (original story)
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Homemade Flour Tortillas
Posted from Please, DON'T pass the salt! 20 days ago
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Flour tortillas are a perfect vehicle for all sorts of things. Of course, they go well with any Mexican inspired meal. But they’re also great to use as wraps and folded for sandwiches. That said, grocery store tortillas are a problem for anyone on a low sodium diet. They’re pretty high in salt c... (original story)
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Just in Time for St. Patrick’s Day
Posted from Please, DON'T pass the salt! 20 days ago
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My husband & I headed “down the hill” yesterday to run some errands. Of course, we had to go to Trader Joe’s. We were running low on dried fruit, and I wanted to pick up some breakfast things for later this week when our son & his family visit. This is going to be a busy week for me, and I fig... (original story)
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Scalloped Potatoes
Posted from Please, DON'T pass the salt! 20 days ago
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True comfort food – creamy sauce, tender potato slices, a bit of onion, often some cheese, and (my favorite) the crunchy baked-on edges of the pan. Yum! But it takes so long for the raw potato slices to get cooked through in the oven. And, depending on your method, the milk may separate or curdle.... (original story)
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Tough Challenge
Posted from Low Sodium Way of Life - He... 20 days ago
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I've now been at my new job for almost a year, and the biggest challenge is still eating out for lunch everyday with coworkers. I've been continuing to try to balance it out by eating self-made dinners at home, which still seems to be keeping my BP in check. At my last doctors appointment it was at ... (original story)
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