10,000 salt recipes

Lemon buttered cod fillets cooked in the microwave with butter, lemon juice, lemon pepper, and paprika. A fast weeknight fish dinner ready in under 15 minutes.

Poached eggs and sautéed crabmeat layered in ramekins and blanketed with a flamed brandy cream sauce. An elegant brunch main with cayenne heat and a dusting of paprika.

Stir-fried bok choy in garlic oil with just four ingredients: peanut oil, garlic, salt, and fresh bok choy. A fast Chinese vegetable side that works hot or cold.

Three homemade cold-smoked beef salami recipes: classic peppercorn, Southwestern chili-cumin, and Italian with basil and Parmesan. Cured, rolled, and smoked from scratch.

Forshmak is a traditional Eastern European baked casserole: salted herring soaked and blended with ground beef and lamb, potato, onion and sour cream, lightened with whipped egg whites under a crisp Parmesan crust.

Oven kalua pork: a four-ingredient Hawaiian luau classic that turns pork butt into smoky, salty, fall-apart shreds without a buried imu pit. Liquid smoke, Hawaiian sea salt, water, and time do the work.

Chicken breasts in cider cream sauce: pan-seared chicken paired with sauteed apple slices in a Dijon-spiked reduced apple cider cream. A bistro-style autumn dinner.

Chickpea and green bean salad with two separate garam masala dressings, garlic, cayenne, and fresh ginger. A spiced bean salad served cold or at room temperature.

Old-fashioned buttermilk pound cake with butter, shortening, and five eggs for a dense, velvety crumb. Baked in a tube pan with a tender tang from real buttermilk.

Beef pie freezes four 8x8 pans at once, layering diced cooked beef, peas, and onions in a butter-flour gravy under a poppy seed-dusted pastry. Batch-cook dinner for the freezer.

Cucumber dill sauce blends grated cucumber with plain yogurt, fresh dill, and grated onion for a cool, tangy condiment. Salt-drained cucumber keeps the texture thick, never watery.

Old-fashioned mace cake baked in a bundt pan with butter, five eggs, and a full teaspoon of mace for a warm, nutmeg-like flavor. Simple and elegant.

Chicken scallopini uses pounded chicken breasts with a crispy Italian breadcrumb crust and a quick lemon-caper butter pan sauce. Italian restaurant classic ready in under 20 minutes.

Crustless German chocolate pie with toasted walnuts and a fudgy, brownie-like center. One bowl, no rolling pin, and an overnight chill that turns each slice into something between a pie and a flourless torte.

Hawaiian-Portuguese fresh tuna (aku) marinates ahi loin in garlic vinegar, dredges in flour, and pan-fries golden, served with stale sourdough dipped in the boiled marinade. Island family recipe.

Grilled whole red snapper over wood embers, rubbed with olive oil, sea salt, and freshly cracked black pepper. A simple coastal classic that lets sweet, flaky fish shine.