With 4 guys in the house, I haven’t been able to keep up with baking lately, so I ordered 2 loaves of bread, and an Apple Pecan Strudel from Andrea. She is usually at the Gatesville Farmers Market on Saturdays, but we needed things before then. The strudel was fabulous, and her bread is always…
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!
Spaetzle
We’ve had some great meals lately. It’s really fun for me to have lots of cooking and shopping done by someone other than me – my brother and nephew. Friday, after looking at a site for a new restaurant in Waco, we did some serious shopping. Later, we put together some very large shrimp, slice…
Heart to Heart about Breakfast
The American Heart Association published a study in July relating the incidence of heart disease with importance of breakfast. The study was done over a 16 year period and included over 26,000 men. Even after considering all the variables that existed, there was still a 27% higher risk of coronary disease in those not eating…
Rainbow but no Rain
Toward the end of my last cook at the ranch, there were only a few raindrops, but a full rainbow. It was great to be able to view it from the highest spot in Coryell County.
Margarita Shrimp
My brother came to help me cook for a few days at the lodge. One evening, he made these scrumptious shrimp as an appetizer. We decided it would be a good dinner, at home, this weekend. PrintMargarita Shrimp Total Time: 20 minutes Serving Size: Serves 4 Ingredients1 lb cleaned raw shrimp (about 21-25 count) Grapeseed…