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…
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!
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…
Ham and Cheese Mashed Potatoes
Potatoes mashed with meat, cheese, and other stuff I have available. I’m calling it dinner! Admittedly, potatoes are kind of a food group for me, and I can easily create breakfast, lunch or dinner around them. It’s easy to change up ingredients in this recipe, and make it equally as delicious. So let your leftovers…