The Salty Cook

Tag: food

  • Homemade Dill Dressing

    This homemade dressing is great on salad, but also works well to marinate chicken thighs or drummies. Featuring a creamy texture, bright and vibrant citrus, and the savory notes of dill and chives, this dressing is a humdinger. Best of all, it takes just minutes to prepare; you’ll spend more time gathering the ingredients than…

  • The Menu: Week of February 8, 2026

    This week’s menu features an entree soup, entree salad, and meatless pasta dish. Tonight – Super Bowl Sunday – we’ll be out at a social event so there’s no need to cook a structured meal. Monday will feature our soup of the week, our version of Zuppa Toscana. Tuesday is an entree Chef Salad with…

  • Weekend Bake: Cheesecake

    Weekend Bake: Cheesecake

    Follow along as I make a cheesecake from scratch.

  • Pasta e Fagioli

    Pasta e Fagioli is a delicious soup. Rich, earthy, nutritious, and quite satisfying, this is a favorite soup of ours here at Salty Cook central. You can put this soup together several hours before you plan to eat and let it simmer a while to really get those flavors melded together. Ingredients Process I hope…

  • Grilled Beef Skewers and Spicy Garlic Sauce

    The experience of eating a skewered piece of meat is very human and primal. Meat! On a stick! This meat-on-a-stick recipe features beef marinated in garlic, ginger, soy sauce, sriracha, and honey. Enjoy! Note: this recipe requires a marinating time of at least 30 minutes, and if you are using wooden skewers, at least 30…

  • Southwest Street Corn Cobb Salad

    This salad is loosely based on a salad served at one of our favorite local cafes. We learned how to make it ourselves so we could have it whenever we want! The street corn salsa and creamy chili-lime dressing add a nice punch to this fresh, healthy, and flavorful salad. Enjoy! Ingredients Creamy Chili lime…

  • Why is there corn syrup in my half and half?

    in which we discover An unpleasant surprise in our coffee I am something of a coffee hound. My fascination began in my late teens, as I experimented with heavily-sweetened coffee-like beverages. My tastes expanded as I went through technical school and became a respiratory therapist. As a chronic shift worker, I spent years drinking thoroughly…

  • Super Chicken Bowl

    This bowl is a healthy and delicious recipe, inspired by a recent dinner failure. Sometimes, when a recipe goes sideways, the best thing to do is to reinvent it and try again! So it is with the Super Chicken Bowl. Featuring classically prepared chicken, a bright avocado salad, spicy sweet potatoes, and a fresh avocado…

  • Grilled Chicken & Sweet Potato Bowls

    This healthy and delicious meal is sure to satisfy your palate and your body. Chicken is a nice lean protein; we recommend organic, antibiotic-free chicken, or chicken from a local farmer’s market if you can get it. Sweet potatoes are full of vitamins and fiber, and they’re delicious. And finally, avocados are a source of…

  • Cooking Tip of the Day: Mise en Place

    One of the biggest game-changers for me when I was learning to elevate my kitchen game was the idea of mise-en-place. Loosely translated, mise-en-place means “everything in its place,” and it’s a kitchen organizing strategy that makes cooking vastly easier. It helps you build an efficient workflow and clean up the kitchen as you go.…