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…
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!
Little Mexico
Since before Christmas, I’ve been waiting to pick up the half hog that we got from Epps Farm. Finally, Monday it was ready, so a couple of my friends and I packed up, and went to Big Creek Butcher Shop in Marlin to pick it up. Don and I had already decided not to try…
Ham Meatball Casserole with Baked Rice
I’m still thinking of ways to use up the ham that I froze from the holidays. This recipe is my spin on my mom’s 1960s chicken and rice casserole recipe. All the flavors I love from my aunts’ Italian meat, bean, and vegetable dish (minestra) are included, plus a couple extra ingredients that I could…
Roly Polies
Cooking at the lodge went really well this week. It was all about comfort food. The first night I converted a large smoked pork ribeye roast into Southwest Pork. I served it with baked potatoes and Green Bean and Tomato Salad. The pork was perfect, stuffed in the potato. The second night we had Beef…
Potato Crunch Salmon Cakes (Cooking for One)
I haven’t done a “cooking for one” recipe in a while, and this is a good way to start. Normally, I pan fry cakes or croquettes, but this is so good and so much easier. You could use tuna instead of salmon, or just skip all the mixing and use the topping on a chicken…