Last week, I had some marzipan and some marionberry jam calling to me, from the pantry. So, I decided on a rustic tart. Really, you could use any berry, peach, apricot, or even fig, whatever you like. This is one of my favorite desserts, now. I’m thinking of how to work it into the lodge…
Author: Lanie Fioretti
My name is Lanie Fioretti and although I am not a classically trained chef or a degreed nutritionist, I have been studying food and nutrition voraciously since the early seventies. After working in public health and private practice for 22 years, I retired my dental hygiene license. I have taught cooking classes at Whole Foods and Central Market, done product development for a bakery in east Texas, catered, and been a personal chef. I usually think of myself as an improvisational cook!
Wednesday Lunch at TSTC
I finally made it to one of the gourmet lunches at the Culinary Arts Center at TSTC. The Taste of Mexico menu was just too tempting, and Izzy and I were making our first spring trip to Organic Plus Nursery. So, we added lunch to our schedule. And lunch was good, but not drop-dead delicious…
TSTC – A Taste of Mexico
Come enjoy A Taste of Mexico by Chef Raymond Silva at the Culinary Arts Center this week. Meals are served two days a week,Wednesday and Friday, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. View the menu as a PDF. Call to make reservations 254-867-4868. The Culinary Arts facility is located on Campus Drive. (view map).
Culinary and Medicinal Herbs
Mother Earth News has a fabulous comprehensive guide to culinary as well as medicinal herbs, click here, for their directory. You’ll find growing tips, drying and storing tips, and recipes.
Hopdoddy Burger Bar
If you’ve never been to a Hopdoddy restaurant, you’ve missed one of the best burgers ever. There are 2 locations in Austin, and I’ve been to both. This last visit, I had the Llano Poblano burger (pepper jack cheese, poblano chiles, apple smoked bacon, and chipotle mayonnaise). You can get your burger on a gluten…