My plan was to include a picture of this pasta, but it’s gone – eaten! I used the leftover Hot Artichoke Dip to make this dish, and apparently, it was hugely popular. As usual, I had a few leftovers from the fridge to use up, so with the help of a couple of those, 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!
Hot Artichoke Dip
We’re still going to some holiday get-togethers, and one of the things we brought to the last one was a hot artichoke dip. I’ve made this dip a number of times, but this time I decided to put everything in the processor, because I don’t like stringy pieces of artichoke. It turned out very delicious,…
YRU Fat?
Can’t lose weight? Here’s some information doctors and scientists are pondering. There are lots of things we use or eat everyday that could be causing the problem. And the effects of those substances, now called obesogens, could have begun with our parents being exposed. They are hormone disruptors that can cause problems in several ways….
Have a Healthy New Year 2014
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…
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…