I am like most of you and have given myself a very strict New Years resolution through the month of January. I am currently counting the days down until January is over and am wondering why I picked a month that has 31 freakin days in it!!! NOTE TO SELF: next year pick February. I…
Author: Jeremy McLachlan
"My love is to create great dishes with fresh seafood, as we are a seafood restaurant, but not forget the meat lovers. My goal is to match exceptional food with our incredible view," says McLachlan. "Living in the Pacific Northwest, we are fortunate to have an abundance of regional treasures. The use of these fresh ingredients is key to Salty's Northwest cuisine," says McLachlan. Don't miss Chef Jeremy's monthly blog, Kitchen Talk. If you have any questions about cooking, feel free to e-mail me at chef@saltys.com. Follow my daily tips and treasures at Facebook@Cheftalkwithjeremy Website: www.facebook.com/Cheftalkwithjeremy
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…
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,…
CADO, CADO, CADO
The title of my blog this month is a nod to my youngest sons first word, CADO. Before he could muster up the name dad or mama he was screaming for more avocado. CADO! The avocado does not fall far from the tree because it is also one of my all-time favorites. As a chef…
The Cure To Your Problems
Preservation of food dates back to the beginning of man. It was a necessity for survival. Now-a-days our curing process is used for flavor first and preservation last. Most staples in our daily diet are preserved like cheese, bacon, pickles, and alcohol. Fish takes well to a good cure especially salmon. My favorite ancient way…
The Growing Bitterness in America
There are 5 basic tastes when you eat or drink: sweet, sour, bitter, salty and umami. In my travels I have seen different cultures gravitate towards certain flavors, the tartness of kimchi or sauerkraut lets you know that Germans and Koreans like their sour flavors. In China or Japan umami tastes reign with the use…