Bread

April 5, 2010

A Crumby Situation

First of all, drumroll please. Welcome to the 100th post of Sodium Girl!  That’s right, it’s a momentous day over here in Sodium Girl land, and if I had a penny for every post I’ve written in the past year, I would now have 100 pennies.  So, to commemorate the occasion, the first lucky reader to open this special post will receive the grand prize of: a shower of confetti (clean up not included) a really big bear hug (from a real bear) and a low sodium dinner cooked just for them. And since I can pretty much guarantee that [...]

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December 22, 2009

Egg in a Basket, Toad in a Hole

The Egg in a Basket, also known as Toad in a Hole and Bird in a Nest, is the perfect weekend breakfast for one, two, or twenty. The classic recipe takes mere minutes to complete and offers endless enjoyment in its nutty flavors and playful presentation. The ingredient list is minimal – low sodium bread, sweet/unsalted butter, and eggs – but you can always spice things up with freshly chopped herbs (chives or parsley would be delicious), a light mustard sauce by combining crème fraiche (0mg of sodium) with dry mustard (0 mg of sodium) or low salt stone-ground mustard [...]

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December 16, 2009

Sticky Tummy Bread Pudding

Let’s start the morning with a shot of some beautiful, homegrown eggs. Cage free and totally enchanting with their varying shapes and colors. They were a most special gift from some good friends who are raising chickens of their own and I could not wait to use them. Well actually, I had no other choice. I am leaving for a bit of a holiday break and with two dozen eggs, a fresh loaf of no sodium bread, a whole block of Heluva good cheese, and a bunch of fresh kale, I was tasked to use up the goods as quickly [...]

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