The science of muscles and exercise is a fascinating topic. As I dug into this season of clams, mussels and oysters, I found that they taught me some mighty lessons. Mollusk muscles are built on the same principles as ours. Mollusks have muscles (one or two) located inside the shell that are called adductors. They…
Year: 2018
Cold Weather Equals Excellent Shellfish
Now that our RRR months are back again we are ready to feature some amazing locally grown shellfish at all of R Salty’s locations. It is true that shellfish is at its peak in months that have R in them and especially when the weather gets colder. One of the best things in the Pacific…
The Pepper Upper
Whether it be good old green, colorful sweet baby bells, Anaheim, Jalapeno or even the exciting Hatch, pepper season is upon us. Like its cousin the tomato, we wait all summer for these bulbous, short, long, tapered and contorted characters to peak. Now it’s time to take your pick. These babies come in all sorts…
Picked a Pickled Pepper
If Peter Piper has chosen to pick a pickled pepper then I am following his lead. My blog this week leads you into some great recipes on what to do with peppers. You may enjoy sweet or hot peppers but to make them truly ZING, pickle them. Below I will show you a quick easy…
Fragrance and Flavor
I can’t walk by a lavender bush without pulling off the flowers and rubbing them in my hands (just check for bees.) Lavender plays many rolls in the world including being the flower most used for cooking. There are many ways to use lavender in your cooking whether it is to crust a lamb chop,…
Flower Power
I remember the sixties, my record player spinning “Groovin on a Sunday Afternoon”, drawing paisleys and writing balloon shaped names on my school Pee-Chee. I made big puffy paper flowers that hung on my wall right next to my “I do my thing, you do your thing” poster. Oh yeah, even back then I knew…
My Avocado Alibi
When it comes to good “guac” I have absolutely no will power and a good green smear on morning toast just makes my day. This tempting fruit, yes fruit, is as smooth as silk and feels incredibly, indulgent. I used to “unsuccessfully” try to avoid eating avocados because I thought they were fattening and silly…