Cedar Writes

Tag: salt

  • Organoleptic

    Organoleptic

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    Cedar Sanderson
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    Pertaining to the senses: smell, touch, taste… It’s not a word you’ll see in general reading, but I was reading a paper on the cyanide content of fruit seeds, and they were discussing what those seeds bring to the table as they are used in cooking and making liqueurs. The organoleptic qualities of the seeds…

  • Guilt is not the Special Sauce

    Guilt is not the Special Sauce

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    Cedar Sanderson
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    I was standing in the kitchen processing meat in bulk, and mulling over shopping, the budget, and how we eat. I find something very satisfying in preparing food for my family, whether it is butchering down a big cut of cheap meat into meal-sized portions, which saves us on the food bill, or making a…