In recent years, salt has gotten a bad reputation. Your body needs salt to function; the problem arises when you consume too much salt. Consuming too much of anything, even water, can kill you.
Salt is a flavor enhancer, and a preservative, so it is added liberally to canned, frozen and pre-packaged foods. If you eat many ready-made foods, then you will probably consume too much salt. This is the perfect example of why cooking for your family is so important. When you cook your own food, you have 100 percent control over the amount of salt in your finished dish. You get to choose how much you add instead of being at the mercy of someone else’s choice.
Do not underestimate the impact of a bit of added salt. Many times a dish, that has a lot of fresh ingredients, herbs, and aromatics such as garlic and onion, will taste flat. Then I realize I have not yet added salt. It is always amazing how a bit of salt brings out the taste of the other flavorings. Salt makes the other flavors pop.
Let’s Cook Tonight® is all about eating real foods that you must cook yourself instead of prepackaged, convenience foods. Real foods give you the most flavor and nutrition and they are the most cost effective for your family’s budget. The salt debate is another reason to cook your own food. If you have a health problem where you must limit your intake of salt, then please follow your doctor’s advice. If you do not have a problem, then use salt, with discretion, to increase the flavor of your food. It will enhance the taste and your enjoyment and it is a bonus when you get to choose the amount.
Do you agree that salt brings out the flavor of other ingredients?
Cooking is easier than you think and you are worth the time and effort it takes.
Simple cooking idea: When measuring flour, use a spoon to fill the measuring cup do not dip the measuring cup into the flour in order to fill it.
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3 comments:
Good tips today! Question...why fill the measuring cup with flour instead of filling the cup directly from the flour container? Just wondering.
When you scoop the flour directly from the flour container it packs down as you lift resulting in a lot more flour in the cup. When you spoon the flour into the cup you cannot pack it in. This is only significant in baking. If you ever have a cake that is too heavy or did not rise well too much flour in the cup might have been the reason.
That really makes sense now.
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