There have been a couple good articles recently in Mother Earth News. I’m always looking for ways to stay healthy without relying on over-the-counter or prescription meds. I’ve been careful about not overusing antibiotics, purchasing meats from animals raised without antibiotics, and even not using antibacterial soaps. But I forget there are residual antibiotics in…
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!
Butternut Mash
Butternut squash is a favorite in our house, and we eat it any way you can think to fix it, including plain. Christmas day, I decided I wanted to give it a little pizzazz. It was so delicious, I had to keep myself from eating the whole bowl. I roasted the butternut squash first, until…
Deer Tenderloin
This was one of the best pieces of meat I’ve had. I ended up with a couple small deer tenderloins, and decided to make them much like I do pork tenderloin. With just a few ingredients, you’ll have a tender piece of meat that could easily pass for beef or pork. PrintDeer Tenderloin Prep Time:…
Hard Boiled Eggs
Most of the grocery stores haven’t published their ads yet, so let’s talk about eggs! Sometimes, peeling hard boiled eggs makes me crazy. It takes too much time, and they are usually ugly, when I get done with them, with half the white torn apart. I’ve tried all the tricks – lots of salt in…
Christmas 2013
While I did finally put out a couple decorations, mostly there’s a little cheery color in the yard. It’s hard to believe it’s the holiday season, and the end of the year. I have no expectations for 2014 (yet), but it’s sure to bring new and interesting things into our lives. After all, I could…