206.784.7840 info@kathycasey.com

Blog

Becoming Addicted to Bacon Salt

It all started with a gala swag bag. You know the ones that I’m talking about, full of stuff you will never use. This particular swag bag held a few tasty morsels tucked within the other “stuff”: pens, gift certificates, flyers and announcements, etc. Some of the hidden treasures includes a tasty organic local sustainable chocolate bar, the old time local candy I just love, and then there was this little clear plastic bag of three little packets of Bacon Salt, all tied together with a simple red string.
 
I tucked these in the kitchen drawer with all the other loads of “event spices.” The next day I looked around for a healthy snack and decided upon some 100 calorie pop corn, and as I opened the drawer for a sprinkle of  sea salt those little packets called out to me . . . Ba-con, ba-con, ba-con . . . and that’s how the addiction started. …

Continue reading on the Amazon’s Al Dente Blog.

Archives

You Might Like…

Cider Sipping

Cider Sipping

It was not long ago that ciders were far and few between, but now, ciders are popping up everywhere across the country. From dry, tiny bubble-style (like a fine French Champagne) to spiced, and fruit-forward (think pear or raspberry, and even chai). There’s something...

Spring in to Summer Gardening

Spring in to Summer Gardening

The days are longer and the sun is shining. It's time to think about a summer vegetable garden and what to plant. So what grows best here in the Pacific Northwest? Well, now is the time to plant those pole beans. Have you ever made a pole bean tee pee? It's a great...