Not Your Grandma’s Macaroons
Posted February 2nd, 2012 by JessicaThey’re not the little French hamburger-like cookies and not the stale Manischewitz macaroons your Jewish grandmother may have put out for Passover. Nothing but little clusters of coconut clouds with a crusty, buttery base. I’m not a big baker at all and these are my standby- they’re literally the easiest and fastest treat you can [...]
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Alderwood Smoke – the Salt Makes the Soup
Posted January 30th, 2012 by JessicaPotato Leek soup is the essence of comfort food. Satisfying, smooth and hearty. You can make it with no cream and it will still be rich and delicious. We salted five chopped leeks with Fleur de Sel and added an onion and shallots sautéed in olive oil- you can use butter. Then added a couple [...]
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Windy City Celery Salt – Pickles and Bloodys
Posted January 27th, 2012 by JessicaAt my favorite neighborhood Mexican place, Taco Veloz, there are big containers of pickled cauliflower, carrots, jalapeños and whole heads of garlic on every table. I could eat just that and be happy! I wanted to recreate this wonderful snack at home. It was my first attempt at pickling and hopefully will be the first [...]
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Black Bean Soup & Cebollitas
Posted January 25th, 2012 by ChrisFiled under: Bolivian Rose, Hot Habenero
Black bean soup is so satisfying and simple to make. Dress it up with some fresh garnishes and it’s a meal. I cook big batches of dried beans and freeze them so they’re ready for a quick dinner- they taste much better than the canned version. For this soup you just combine black beans and [...]
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Confessions of a Salt Convert
Posted January 24th, 2012 by ChrisFiled under: Murray River
Hello! My name is Jessica and I live in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago with my Siamese cat, Chai. Recently I have fallen in love with Beyond the Shaker and can never go back to using regular salt! Every time I cook its so exciting to season each dish with a different salt. After [...]
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Add some real seasoning to your Holiday!
Posted December 3rd, 2011 by ChrisFiled under: Dill-icious Blend, gift ideas, Hickory Maple, Murray River, salt sets, saltware, Sel Gris
In our opinion, gourmet salt is the quintessential ingredient during the holiday season. This festive time is filled with food and family, and so to enhance the experience, we recommend replacing lifeless, processed, table salt with all natural, flavor-forward, gourmet salts.
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Beyond the Shaker at Michigan International Women’s Show
Posted April 23rd, 2011 by ChrisFiled under: news, salt, show
We are pleased to take part this year in the Michigan International Women’s Show from April 28- May 1, 2011 at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi, Michigan (46100 Grand River Avenue 48374). For more information check out this link – and feel free to come on down to say hi to us in booth 630. The show runs from 10am-7pm on Thursday, 10am-9pm on Friday, 10am-7pm on Saturday and 10am-5pm on Sunday. Based on the fun we had last year, there is no doubt it will be even a better time for us in in 2011! See you there!
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The Actors Diet – Great Blog and Salt Contest
Posted January 4th, 2011 by ChrisFiled under: contest, news, top sellers set
One of our favorite blogs, the “Actors Diet” is running a contest for one of our Top Sellers Set. We highly you recommend you check out this blog, and certainly enter the contest for the Top Sellers Set. Thanks for the support!
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Another Great Review (and giveaway) for the New Year…
Posted January 1st, 2011 by ChrisFiled under: news, reviews
Happy New Year 2011! To ring in the new year, we received a wonderful review from a great blogger – She Scribes. Kimberly has a fresh perspective, and covers a broad range of topics on her engaging blog.
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Market Square of West Bloomfield Now Sells Our Salts!
Posted December 22nd, 2010 by ChrisFiled under: Michigan, news, retail
We have fantastic news – You can now find our unrefined sea salts and hand made blends at Market Square of West Bloomfield, Michigan! We have been a big fan of this store for years as it has an incredible gourmet food selection, and delicious prepared foods – and now Beyond the Shaker is gracing this market’s shelves.
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