Special Diet Information

Coumadin® (Warfarin)
This recipe is safe for Coumadin (warfarin) users.

Lactose
This recipe is safe for those who are lactose intolerant.

Sodium
This is a low sodium recipe.

GERD / Acid Reflux
This recipe contains GERD triggers and those with GERD may wish to avoid it.

Gluten Sensitivity
This recipe is safe for those who are sensitive to gluten.

"There is a fundamental reason why we look at the sky with wonder and longing - for the same reason that we stand, hour after hour, gazing at the distant swell of the open ocean. There is something like an ancient wisdom, encoded and tucked away in our DNA, that knows its point of origin as surely as a salmon knows its creek. Intellectually, we may not want to return there, but the genes know, and long for their origins - their home in the salty depths. But if the seas are our immediate source, the penultimate source is certainly the heavens... The spectacular truth is - and this is something that your DNA has known all along - the very atoms of your body - the iron, calcium, phosphorus, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and on and on - were initially forged in long-dead stars. This is why, when you stand outside under a moonless, country sky, you feel some ineffable tugging at your innards. We are star stuff. Keep looking up." -Neil deGrasse Tyson

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This dry rub can go on almost anything: chicken thighs, salmon, pork tenderloin, even yellow squash. The recipe calls for 1/8 teaspoon of cayenne pepper, but you can use more or less depending on your taste.

The amount of rub that you use will also vary with your choice of ingredients. Salmon, for example, is more delicately flavored, and it only takes about 1/2 tablespoon to add a lot of flavor to the fish. More than that would be overpowering. The same amount of chicken thighs, however, will require a full tablespoon, while just a sprinkle on veggies is enough.