10,000 salt recipes

Homemade ground beef salami cured with tender quick salt, liquid smoke, mustard seed, and garlic. Shaped into logs, refrigerated 24 hours, then slow-baked in foil.

Easy DIY yellow cake made from scratch with cake flour, four whole eggs, and a creamed-butter batter for a tender golden crumb. The from-scratch answer to a boxed mix.

Crispy phyllo Parmesan straws layered with grated Parmigiano-Reggiano and a hint of cayenne, baked golden in 10 minutes. A light, low-fat cocktail snack made with pantry staples.

Creamed cabbage baked with heavy cream, nutmeg, and a golden breadcrumb topping. A simple, old-fashioned side dish with just six ingredients and one hour in the oven.

A new take on Jalapeno poppers. Cheese and green chilies stuffed inside wonton wrappers and cooked until golden.

Thai BBQ chicken drummettes marinated overnight in cilantro root, garlic, curry, turmeric, and fish sauce. Grilled with coconut milk basting and served with a spicy garlic-vinegar dipping sauce.

Rich, glossy chocolate mint sauce made in the microwave in just 15 minutes. Drizzle over ice cream, brownies, or cake for a cool minty finish.

Asparagus strata layered with bread, American cheese, and canned asparagus soaked in a dry mustard egg custard overnight. A make-ahead brunch bake ready after 45 minutes in the oven.

Barbecued Hamburger Patties cook stovetop in a sweet-tangy chili sauce with ketchup, brown sugar, and lemon juice. No grill needed - an old-fashioned skillet supper ready in 45 minutes.

Popcorn drop cookies with ground popcorn folded into stiff egg whites for a light, airy meringue-like cookie. A naturally gluten-free novelty cookie with a corny crunch and only six ingredients.

Make-ahead ham and cheddar breakfast casserole assembled overnight and baked in the morning. A mustardy egg custard soaks the bread layers, topped with buttered cornflakes for a satisfying crunch.

Salmon fillets encrusted in shredded potato with onion and tarragon, pan-fried until golden and crispy. A simple, elegant fish dinner ready in 30 minutes.

*When you buy carambola, also called star fruit, look for ones that are uniformly yellow to orange and have a subtle perfume. If they are green, they aren't ripe and won't yield a great deal of flavor. At their ripest, their flavor is an unmistakably tropical combination of apple, banana and lychee.

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Noodle cheese and vegetable casserole with egg noodles, cottage cheese, yogurt, green beans, and melted cheddar on top. A creamy, protein-rich vegetarian bake ready in 40 minutes.

Gather round pound cake: a moist butterscotch-coffee bundt cake with melted butterscotch chips and instant coffee in the batter. The deep amber pound cake that smells like a coffee shop bakery.