We had a few errands to run in Killeen, and after finishing the first one, somehow we were starving. We decided on a taqueria we’d been to more than a year ago. It’s Mexico Lindo Taqueria just south of 190 on Ft. Hood street. The salsa is excellent – it looks and tastes really fresh. …
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!
New Study on GMOs
There will continue to be information coming out about GMO crops and the effects on animals and humans. This study, published in June, is particularly significant, and will give you pause. Unfortunately, we’ve been lulled into believing that if it’s on the grocery store shelves, it must be OK to eat. So, most people think…
Breakfast Pizza (Gluten Free)
We love Mexican breakfast, and I’ve had an idea forming about a breakfast pizza. So I decided on a large arepa (flatbread made of corn) for the crust. The toppings could include lots of things, like: peppers, sauteed cactus, cilantro, chorizo, sauteed onion. I used some of our favorites that I had on hand. I…
Pickle It or Dress It
Make this a bold and delectable liquid, leave it in the fridge, and add blanched vegetables to it, or if you’re making kale or collards, drizzle it on cooked greens. Either way, it’s a fabulous taste sensation. PrintPickle It or Dress It Ingredients3 cups white vinegar 3/4 cup sugar 1 tsp salt 3-4 TBSP chopped…
Summer Broccoli
The only questionable part about the seeds for summer broccoli, is that Monsanto is involved. For all the garden and vegetable enthusiasts, it would be great to have broccoli that would grow in the summer. Apparently Johnny’s Selected Seed is also involved, and it looks like there will be an open pollinated version. That means…