Yesterday I visited Sur La Table (pronounced seur la taableuh or something like that but we always said sir la tawb which still sounds stupid-just stop using hard to pronounce french names-this is america and the french hate us anyway-just kidding I love the french, seriously I do), my last place of employment before I left the workforce to stay home with my baby. This past weekend I worked on inventory to help out and so I'm eligible for the employee discount for the entire week! How could I pass up this chance to stock up on much needed items for my pantry? It would really be a shame. Also, it's perfect segue for some pantry talk. I'm creating a section on my blog called The Pantry(what else?) that will feature a running list of essentials for the kitchen. So here are a couple of must have's for the pantry from SLT:
A must for any kitchen is sea salt. I like it in flake form rather than the rock because it's easier to evenly distribute. Contrary to popular belief sea salt does not have a lower sodium content so you still have to watch your intake!
This is one of my new favorite things. It's Steven Raichlen's Slider Spice and it is insanely delicious. Steven Raichlen is one of the best bbq/grilling chefs in the world. He has a show on PBS and probably something on cable too, but I wouldn't know because I'm too cheap to subscribe. This spice mix was created to use in "sliders" which is fancy talk for "mini-hamburgers". Really you can put this stuff on any meat and it will probably be amazing. I've used it on (regular) burgers, steak, and even rice. Buy it, put it in your pantry and when you are too lazy to make a red wine sauce for your next steak dinner use it. It will not disappoint!
PS-Williams-Sonoma is good too but my heart belongs to SLT!
-Natasha
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