Salt Adds a Finishing Touch

Dec 21 2011 -

 We chose some of the most interesting salts for our Specialty Foods Collection this season.  Limited Edition affordable packages provide the opportunity to taste amazing salts without purchasing large quantities.  Beautifully presented, the Classic, Gourmet, and Smoke contain five individual salt jars with cork tops and three bowls with spoons.  For example, Fumee de Sel is premium Fleur de Sel crystals that are cold smoked over oak wine barrels that have been used for years to age fine Chardonnay wine.  This is one of a kind salt –excellent as a finishing salt on salads, veggies or meat. Durango is Smoked Sea Salt—created when Pacific sea salt flakes are naturally smoked with untreated Hickorywood, resulting in a full, smoked flavor without turning bitter.  There is no liquid smoke or artificial  flavor added.  This salt is a natural with ribs and burgers, or any red meat, for that matter.  Salish is Pacific sea salt that is cold smoked over red Alderwood.  No artificial coloring or flavoring is added.  Salish is excellent on salmon, red meat, creamy pasta dishes and baked potatoes. Bali is a hand harvested sea salt, slowly smoked over coconut shells with a hint of lime–great for use on grilled chicken, seafood or rice dishes.  And finallyYakima is a salt smoked with Applewood from theYakimaValley.  Aged Applewood is one of the most popular of the fruit woods used in smoking.

We have other Limited Edition packs that include everything from Himalayan Pink (harvested from ancient sea salt deposits deep in the Himalayan Mountains) to Murray River Flake Salt fromAustralia.  They are all fabulous compliments to every day cooking.  Talk about pumping up the flavor and limiting your salt intake at the same time! 

 Gift Idea Number Eighteen:  Limited Edition Sample Packs are great gifts.  Choose one for yourself and keep one on hand for last minute gift needs over the holidays.

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My Name is Martha–Martha Redux

  My name is Martha; I stand in front of If Only…a fine store during the hours the store is open.  A whopping amount of time and design go into my holiday attire each season, and I look forward to winter with zest.  This year I’m celebrating all things recycled, Martha Redux.  Not that I don’t often do that—many of my outfits are used a bit.  My city cape came from a consignment boutique in NYC.  I’ve worn it for several seasons, and it is no worse for wear.  No tellin’ how long it has been around.  My dress this holiday season is made completely from packing material.  Yes, that’s right.  The foundation layer is soft and gentle to the skin, a material often used in the packing of journals or ceramic switch plates.  My LED Christmas lights are easy on the electric bill and provide a great back light for my dress, which is made entirely from bubble wrap.  (When I’m lit during the low light of December, you can see me when you are comin’ down the street!)  We recycle  all our packing materials here at the store, so it’s great to show you one of the many uses of bubble wrap.  In our nearly 14 years of business, we have never purchased bubble wrap; we’ve always had enough recyclable to use for wrapping and packing.   We recycle thousands of pounds of cardboard and paper and are thankful for the Fairbanks Rescue Mission and Alaska Waste Recycling for their drop off sites.  They make recycling convenient; imagine all the exercise we get loading and unloading cardboard!  And imagine all the pounds of waste that are being kept out of the landfill.  Oh, we were talking about my dress!  My dress is accessorized with inexpensive holiday ornaments and gold tinsel.  Just the right amount of glitz, I’d say!  I love being fancy.  I’ve been called Martha Gaga this season.  I take that as a compliment!

Totally Chic.  Totally Eco.  Gotta love it,Fairbanks!

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