Wednesday was a great day to do a little shopping in the Round Rock area. Of course, we had to start by having lunch at Jack Allen’s. This time we split a delicious wedge salad, and I had Green Chile Pork Tacos. After lunch, Sprouts is usually the next stop, for a few items we…
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!
Hoop House Greenhouse
The aluminum framework for the greenhouse was salvaged from a friend’s house. After reconstructing it on our property, Don was not looking forward to the work it would take to finish the greenhouse with corrugated panels, so we were at an impasse. Finally, I proposed PVC pipe additions, and large plastic covering to finish it…
Easter Bread Sandwich
In our family, we made the best meat and cheese filled bread, usually around Easter time. That whole process is a little lengthy, cutting up the meats and cheeses and making bread dough. So, I thought using the filling ingredients, on a good store-bought loaf of bread, would be good. And it’s really good, quite…
Mike’s Cornbread
My nephew, Mike, made this cornbread recipe for me, and it’s fabulous. I have a similar recipe, but I think I like his better. When I made the pork roast at the lodge, this was one of the sides. If you’re like me, and don’t really like dry, southern cornbread, you’ll love this recipe. PrintMike’s…
Pico de Gallo
I was lucky to have Nina helping for my last cook at the lodge. Everyone was crazy about her pico de gallo. Pico is one of those recipes you really don’t need to have amounts for the ingredients, make it more tomatoy or more oniony or hotter, whatever you like. When it’s not summer, the…