tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post462790951104526232..comments2023-09-30T09:20:05.241-06:00Comments on The Kitchen Witch: Neighbor Friday: MothereseTKWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409505008377005185noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-66755481465801610532010-04-03T11:29:20.757-06:002010-04-03T11:29:20.757-06:00Great post! I am so like this with the sweet/salty...Great post! I am so like this with the sweet/salty thing! Now, I'm craving Kettle Corn for some reason! :D<br /><br />Happy Easter!theUngourmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433513087823589129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-40681927889702348292010-04-03T06:44:19.478-06:002010-04-03T06:44:19.478-06:00We took the boys to How to Train Your Dragon yeste...We took the boys to How to Train Your Dragon yesterday and I alternated between cadbury mini eggs and popcorn the whole time, for this very reason. :)<br /><br />And seriously, yes. Look at us, finding balance, even in what we put in our mouths!Heather of the EOhttp://extraordinary-ordinary.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-57498859791000851732010-04-03T00:37:48.192-06:002010-04-03T00:37:48.192-06:00How do you go from baking to salt to a philosophic...How do you go from baking to salt to a philosophical musing on life and humanity? And it all makes sense? Amazing. :-) TKW does the same thing too here on this blog. Amazing.The Absence of Alternativeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05395320989489560756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-59432756926390606732010-04-03T00:19:35.730-06:002010-04-03T00:19:35.730-06:00Hey, would it surprise you that I avoid baking but...Hey, would it surprise you that I avoid baking but love to cook?? : ) Give me the stove top or crock pot any day and I can whip up something delicious. Put me to baking and you will sorely regret your decision. <br /><br />But, this analogy is just beautiful. Sweet and salty is an excellent life lesson!amber_mtmchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17871256362646081536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-85104127707991827302010-04-02T21:23:33.246-06:002010-04-02T21:23:33.246-06:00I think we could be best friends. I like to bake v...I think we could be best friends. I like to bake vs. cook for the EXACT same reason you do. I NEED the order and perfection that baking brings.Lindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01001887689493380499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-85996205041640132992010-04-02T20:31:42.012-06:002010-04-02T20:31:42.012-06:00I've been eating chocolate bars with sea salt ...I've been eating chocolate bars with sea salt and almonds. So delectable!6512 and growinghttp://6512andgrowing.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-42946549227134798892010-04-02T19:21:31.143-06:002010-04-02T19:21:31.143-06:00As always, I just love how you put together a post...As always, I just love how you put together a post. Eloquent, clever and intuitive all at once. I wish I could have just an ounce of that myself.<br /><br />I am not a great baker, I do it, enjoy it, particularly with my son, but I'm just not great at it. I do, however, love to cook, and let me tell you, a dash of salt here and there really does a cook well. So I'm with you on this front.<br /><br />My daily indulgence though is caffeine. Copious amounts. It is not a healthy thing.<br /><br />Now I ask you, why didn't you share your recipe?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-26919017404989845802010-04-02T18:39:02.872-06:002010-04-02T18:39:02.872-06:00Hey Kitchen Witch, thanks for hosting Kristen toda...Hey Kitchen Witch, thanks for hosting Kristen today. As for baking, that's my wife's expertise, but as for salt, I love salt. I've grown particularly partial to Maldon's sea salt, especially the smoked sea salt.<br /><br />Interesting that Jung made much of salt in relationship to alchemy, as it symbolizes the opposites of bitterness and wisdom, apt themes for Easter weekend, promising that through our tears we gain wisdom, which ameliorates all bitterness.www.privilegeofparenting.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10645668995297703791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-48287913563095525742010-04-02T15:42:02.007-06:002010-04-02T15:42:02.007-06:00I love love love the way you phrased the question:...I love love love the way you phrased the question: Who puts the salty in your sweet?<br />That is what I need, a little salty in my sweet...<br />Thanks Kristen!!Maureen@IslandRoarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17183530593417498063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-13631156879627828282010-04-02T12:47:51.943-06:002010-04-02T12:47:51.943-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.This Ro(a)mantic Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09324882155203905958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-23086788556127774112010-04-02T12:45:34.139-06:002010-04-02T12:45:34.139-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.This Ro(a)mantic Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09324882155203905958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-5803868024129107362010-04-02T12:45:19.037-06:002010-04-02T12:45:19.037-06:00Hi there, Kristen! Let me just say:
1) Passion fo...Hi there, Kristen! Let me just say:<br /><br />1) Passion for following directions? Amen, sister.<br /><br />2) Salt as an essential to add dimension to the sweetness in baked goods? I am vindicated! My college friends always gave me such a hard time for sprinkling salt on the nothing-but-sweet cobblers that our dining hall served for dessert. It was a baking lesson my mother taught me with my first taste of her peach pie. Delighted that you've brought this front and center here :)This Ro(a)mantic Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09324882155203905958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-39588698382756073692010-04-02T11:29:58.600-06:002010-04-02T11:29:58.600-06:00Perfectly salty and sweet!Perfectly salty and sweet!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-1574877526040306312010-04-02T11:07:14.747-06:002010-04-02T11:07:14.747-06:00I love this post. The salty (tears?) even in the b...I love this post. The salty (tears?) even in the bitter, and of course, the more to appreciate the sweet.<br /><br />And THANK GOD IT"S FRIDAY. And about to be spring break. (May the parents of teens disappear to a beach??)BigLittleWolfhttp://dailyplateofcrazy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-75131602016435364832010-04-02T08:23:31.291-06:002010-04-02T08:23:31.291-06:00Thanks so much for hosting my post today, TKW.
So...Thanks so much for hosting my post today, TKW.<br /><br />So glad to find so many other salty-sweet aficionados here. For the record, chocolate-covered pretzels are my absolute favorite snack. (Becca, your mention of chocolate-covered potato chips has me salivating on my keyboard. I've never had them, but must find them!)<br /><br />And my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe is from the Dorie Greenspan cookbook that I mention in the post. The recipe produces a cookie with crispy edges and a chewy inside, sweet with just the right hint of salt. I love it!<br /><br />Thanks for all of these great comments, old and new friends!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-41481881190554982402010-04-02T06:40:41.093-06:002010-04-02T06:40:41.093-06:00Very insightful. Sweet and salty is my favorite c...Very insightful. Sweet and salty is my favorite combination, particularly white chocolate covered pretzels. ;)koreen (aka: winn)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00988838659415402046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-56554514940606168012010-04-02T06:27:44.965-06:002010-04-02T06:27:44.965-06:00Yum! I know you are going to think it heresy - as ...Yum! I know you are going to think it heresy - as my children told me the day I did this experiment - but try a little orange zest and the juice of a fresh orange in chocolate chip cookies. <br /><br />I love to bake but I am not the follow directions person. I am the give me the recipe and let me tweak it. I tweak everything. Nothing is usually the way the cookbook tells me to bake it.Nickihttp://www.nickisnook.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-59259617115609830262010-04-02T06:27:11.769-06:002010-04-02T06:27:11.769-06:00I remember in college that it wasn't about the...I remember in college that it wasn't about the chocolate chip cookie, it was about the dough. Yes, there was a cookie shop on campus that would sell a scoop of dough at the same price they would sell the cookie. I usually ate my cookie in the raw version in a little cup with a spoon. Ah, those were the days.Lanitahttp://amothershood.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-65847862885145489652010-04-02T06:21:28.765-06:002010-04-02T06:21:28.765-06:00PS - I love that NY Times recipe too. Simply brill...PS - I love that NY Times recipe too. Simply brilliant. Like the tip about leaving the dough in the fridge overnight before you bake the cookies. It isn't easy to do (I usually bake one pan right away to satiate my craving) but it really does make a difference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-82868014247283068042010-04-02T06:20:43.149-06:002010-04-02T06:20:43.149-06:00I never add the salt. I think I was trained that ...I never add the salt. I think I was trained that way by my uber healthy mom but I am now promising myself to add that salt in the next batch of cookies I bake! <br /><br />I am a huge fan of chocolate covered pretzels- sweet + salty! And if you've never tried a chocolate covered potato chip... Go find one!!<br /><br />I'm glad salty and sweet go together so well because THAT'S ME! Today probably a bit too salty but still... a good combo!Beccahttp://www.dramaformama.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-85942528665898879492010-04-02T06:19:52.541-06:002010-04-02T06:19:52.541-06:00So happy to see you here, Kristen - and especially...So happy to see you here, Kristen - and especially talking about cookies! You know I have a similar love for baking, for the order and precision of a great recipe, the wonder of how simple ingredients come together to create little pieces of art. And of course, for the finished product you can eat.<br /><br />Lovely analogy about the salty and sweet in life. Yes, variety and spice is necessary for happiness.<br /><br />Now I think I'm craving some peanut butter and chocolate, the ultimate salty sweet combination!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-746559976993097652010-04-02T05:29:25.084-06:002010-04-02T05:29:25.084-06:00I agree that you can't fully enjoy the sweet w...I agree that you can't fully enjoy the sweet without a bit of salt- such a great metaphor for life. I enjoy baking but am much more of an improvisational cook myself. I find a lot of joy in taking random ingredients and turning them into something delicious.Phoo-Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01048641393951998481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-59182382867728534992010-04-02T04:07:39.345-06:002010-04-02T04:07:39.345-06:00I'm not a sweet's person, sorry. I do fin...I'm not a sweet's person, sorry. I do find it interesting how you put sugar and salt into bread. I could live on good bread, no butter or anything. I love to snack on olives, cherry tomatoes, dill pickles, apples, oranges and cocktail onions -- all with salt sprinkled on. Terrible, I know.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-82814400277070111322010-04-02T02:41:04.251-06:002010-04-02T02:41:04.251-06:00I agree cooking can have a lot o "psychic fee...I agree cooking can have a lot o "psychic feel" while baking requires a comforting order. Savory and Sweet are both in a good cookie, just like life it takes balance.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16707944310982614446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-51043734005304084042010-04-02T00:53:12.489-06:002010-04-02T00:53:12.489-06:00I love to bake too, even if it only comes out of b...I love to bake too, even if it only comes out of boxes! But my kids love it (and husband) and the smells are so heavenly and it's fun to see something go from liquid into something so completely different looking, even if I can't eat it. :( And, unfortunately, I can't. If I ever move to "from scratch" I'll remember the salt!Linda Pressmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.com