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French Fridays with Dorie: Salted butter break-ups

chocolate, cookbooks, cookies, Dorie Greenspan, FFWDorie, salt | March 18, 2011 by Mardi Michels

I already knew when I saw salted butter break-ups on the menu for French Fridays with Dorie this week that I would love them. I mean, butter + salt is a marriage made in heaven. As evidenced by one of our favourite baguette toppers when we are in France. (I found this in Seattle last … Read more

International Incident Party: Salt

chocolate, eat, International Incident, potatoes, salt | November 20, 2010November 20, 2010 by Mardi Michels

I admit this month’s International Incident Party stumped me a little. Salt. Huh. When you Google “Salt recipes”, you get about 23,100,000 results. Ok, then. I put my thinking cap on… I really wanted a recipe that made salt the star. I had a few ideas, mainly something with salted caramel. I toyed with macarons … Read more