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Kosher Salt

Kosher salt gets its name because its larger, coarse crystals make it ideal for koshering—the practice of draining blood from meat. This type of salt is perfect to use during and after the cooking process because even though it is larger and easier to handle, it still dissolves quickly. (If you do want to use this for baking, however, you can find it fine-grained.) Also, unlike table salt, it doesn't contain iodine and rarely has added anti-stick substances, so it's more "pure."

Suggestion: Salt your steaks generously with kosher salt before cooking them. They'll be much more tender. Otherwise it can be used for any other type of cooking. If you're baking, be sure to pick up a box of fine grained kosher salt so that it can be dispersed more evenly.


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These quick and easy chicken quesadillas are the perfect, last-minute family dinner!

INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 1/2 cup of tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup of chives, chopped
  • 1 tsp. of Mexican spice mix
  • 4 Tortillas
  • Cheddar
  • Salt, to taste

METHOD:

  1. Put shredded chicken breast, tomato sauce, chives, and mexican spice mix in a bowl and mix together.
  2. Lay out the tortillas. Place a slice of cheddar in the center, and cover with the chicken mix.
  3. Fold up tortillas, and heat in a frying pan until golden.
  4. Enjoy!