When the arrival of our twins expanded our family’s Thanksgiving table from 3 to 5 in early November of 2008, we knew we had to hack Thanksgiving dinner. We purchased a local grocery store’s complete meal package to control the chaos. We were pleasantly surprised that 1) the meal was delicious and 2) the prep […]
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A note from Mary: Peanut Chicken Noodles is one of those elusive Asian dishes that can feel impossible to make Low Sodium but it was a challenge that Chris reveled in. See, he grew up with Filipino and South Korean neighbors when living in Seattle during his high school years and was spoiled by their homemade
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It is my pleasure to share and grow the Hacking Salt blog with Chef Laura Bonicelli. She, just as Chris did, has hacked the salt from her recipe to create a delicious Low Sodium Cracker Crust Pizza. I will continue to have guest bloggers add to our table to share their original LoSo stories and
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A note from Mary: Every family has its own birthday traditions. When Chris and I started dating I was introduced to his family traditions. The birthday boy or girl was treated to their favorite homemade meal finished with a slice of their favorite pie. (We’ve since revised that to providing favorite Birthday cupcakes for everyone
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A note from Mary: Chris created this Low Sodium Crostini with Prosciutto & Pear recipe back in 2017 after we enjoyed a fabulous dinner date together. Below you’ll find his original words describing the inspiration for the recipe and his creation process. I may be biased, but one of his many talents was his amazing
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Low Sodium Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes I will apologize now, but these mashed potatoes will ruin you for all others. Normally, I am not one to brag, but these mashed potatoes are a home run! Out of the park! Grand slam with bases loaded! OK. Now that I have that out of my system, let’s
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Low Sodium Yorkshire Pudding Or Popovers Christmas dinner in our house meant Prime Rib and Yorkshire Pudding. No, it’s not a pudding as in a dessert as you may first think. It is a traditional baked savory pudding that turns into a bread like roll. Sometimes it is baked as large as a pie crust
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Low Sodium Prime Rib Roast And Beef Au Jus How do you celebrate the holidays? In our house it is Christmas that we celebrate. Christmas morning is spent with just us and the kids for breakfast. Traditionally then, we are off to spend time with extended family later that day. The big meal we eat
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Low Sodium Slow-Cooker Black Bean Soup We are definitely in the thick of soup season! There is nothing I love better on a chilly day than a steaming bowl of soup. It warms you through and through and is a great way to load up on nutrient rich vegetables to help bolster our systems with
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Low Sodium Nacho Cheese Sauce – Queso One of the most mentioned items that people miss on a low sodium diet, is cheese. Not just any cheese mind you, but people miss that neon orange gooey “cheese-like” sauce that they used to get in the movie theater with tortilla chips and jalapenos. People miss the
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