My brother and cousin went up to Dallas for a doctor’s appointment, and on the way home, stopped at the farmer’s market in downtown Dallas, and brought back some great finds. The blackberries were huge, sweet, and perfect for a luscious blackberry cobbler. We added some peaches to make the cobbler big enough for all…
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!
To Cedar Plank or Not To Cedar Plank
You could not have convinced me, before today, that cedar planking really made a significant difference in the taste of the food cooked on it. I got a large fillet of salmon and made the Herb Salmon recipe, with half the fillet on the cedar plank, and half just on a baking sheet. I cooked…
Creamy Rice Pudding
The newest addition to our testosterone entourage, my cousin, who has just had some major surgery, needs to gain weight – my specialty!! He has quite a taste for sweets now, so this was the first thing I made for him, when I got home. It is loaded with healthy calories, but there are easy…
Cucumber Salad
It’s really great to be home. My brother fixed a smoked pork ribeye and smoked pork tenderloin, for our welcome home dinner. I fixed a cucumber salad, with cucumbers and onions from the garden. And we had some good fresh bread to go with it. It was delicious. I’ll be making pork fried rice with…
Homeward Bound
We’re adjusting to long days of driving. The first day was through the Mojave desert, so pretty much desolate. We made it to Williams, New Mexico the first night. I didn’t realize it was such a huge tourist town. Apparently, it’s a destination for visitors to the Grand Canyon. The Garmin bimbo and I are…