Eating at Jack Allen’s Kitchen is a great way to start the new year. It was our lunch stop, on another day trip to the Round Rock area. Apparently, I can’t drive by Jack Allen’s without stopping. I probably need to start a 12-step program, but really, I don’t want to quit! Our picks of…
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!
Cooking Tools and Equipment
tools that make cooking easier and more fun Microplane Food processor Slow cooker – Rival “Crockpot” is still the best “The Joy of Cooking” cookbook OXO Pepper Mill – I admit I have a thing for pepper mills. We love fresh ground / cracked pepper, and I’m always on the lookout for the next great mill. …
Breakfast Sandwich (Gluten Free) (Cooking for One)
This recipe is a bit fussier than I usually post, but worth it, as an occasional treat, and definitely when you want a good substitute for bread. I used flattened fried plantains instead of the bread. Frying is the other thing I don’t typically do, but honestly I ended up with almost as much grapeseed…
Greenhouse Update
And now for the continuing saga of the greenhouse. I was all excited when I did the last post, and the picture of it was pretty impressive, but right after that, we had 30 mph winds. You can see where I’m going with this! I came home from the store, and it looked like a…
Park Geese
If you’ve been to Fauntleroy Park in Gatesville recently, you’ve likely been greeted by the sight and sound of geese. There are still five that have been there since they were born, and seem perfectly content living on the Leon (River). Apparently, lots of people are feeding them. They look very much like domestic swan…