It’s the triple threat of summer, in Central Texas. My goal is always to do things as naturally as possible, for many reasons, but the most significant is because, it’s the only thing that works long term. If you’re like me, and you want to get rid of fire ants naturally, you try every new…
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!
Spanish Cheese Spread
This is such a versatile and scrumptious spread. We put it on toast that was smeared with olive oil, garlic, and tomato (tostadas de ajo), and had it with paella, but it’s great on fried polenta, spread in banana peppers, on salad……. The bread was from Andrea’s Strudel Shop at the Gatesville Farmer’s Market (or…
Potato Salad with Avocado Dressing
I decided to take a detour from our usual potato salad, and we were pretty happy with the results! The dressing is perfectly luscious and creamy. PrintPotato Salad with Avocado Dressing Total Time: 30 minutes Yield: Serves 6-8 Ingredients9 medium gold potatoes 1 avocado, pitted and scooped from peel 1/2 bunch cilantro 1/2 cup green…
H 2 Oh
It seems we’ve become obsessed with water. We’re absolutely amazed our rainwater tanks are full again, in mid-July, in Central Texas. It’s just unheard of. And all that rain brought up my problem with our insufficient way of collecting rainwater flooding into the front bed. So it was off to Tanks for Less in Austin,…
Garlic Green Beans
Recently, I cooked a family meal for eight at the hunting lodge. Since it’s summer, there were lots of veggies, some from our gardens. I had cherry tomatoes, green olives, and green pepper slices sitting on the counter, when they arrived. Also, I blanched some broccoli and tossed it with extra virgin olive oil, garlic,…