It’s hard to believe I stopped somewhere other than Jack Allen’s, when my brother and I went shopping in the Round Rock area, but I’ve been wanting to try Plaka for a long time. It’s at exit 261 (Williams Rd) on I-35 in the Georgetown area, near the NW corner. If you like Greek food,…
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!
TSTC – Taste of France
Come enjoy a Taste of France by Kevin Kelley at the Culinary Arts Center this week. Meals are served two days a week during the spring semester, 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).
Avocado Egg Salad
Once in a while, I get really hungry for egg salad. I used yard eggs and homemade mayonnaise. Then to make it extra delicious, mashed avocado puts it over the top. PrintAvocado Egg Salad Total Time: 10 minutes Yield: Serves 4 Ingredients7 extra large hard boiled eggs, diced 1 avocado, mashed 1 TBSP yellow mustard…
Breakfast Banana Oatmeal Cookies
A good friend told me about this recipe, and I finally gave it a try. What a delicious easy way to make some breakfast bites, and use up those ripe bananas! Great recipe to make with the kids. PrintBreakfast Banana Oatmeal Cookies Total Time: 1 hour Yield: Makes 12 -16 cookies Ingredients3 ripe bananas 1…
Organic at WalMart
I’m sure a lot of you have already heard the news on this, but just in case you haven’t, I have a couple links for you, and my two cents (shocking)! Walmart will begin carrying a lot more organic foods (they already carry some), since partnering with Wild Oats. They will be more competitively priced,…