Sometimes I forget about making salads with leftover fish. I love tuna fish or seafood salads, and this is similar. This was the recipe for leftovers from Pesto Fish Tacos (or chicken or shrimp, if that’s what you used). I also used up some vegetables from our garden. And of course, I used Sunshine’s goat…
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!
South Austin Day Trip
It’s been a while since I’ve been to Natural Gardner, so I thought a quick day trip around the south area of Austin would be fun. It was 100° at 11 am, so it was our first stop. Normally, I like to just walk around outside to see if there are new succulents, or other…
Pesto Fish Tacos
This is great with fish, but you could also use shrimp or chicken. PrintPesto Fish Tacos Cook Time: 15 minutes Yield: Serves 4 Ingredients1 lb firm white fish Fresh lime juice 2-3 TBSP extra virgin olive oil 1/2 cup (or more) cilantro pesto Granulated garlic powder Smoked paprika Tony Chachere seasoning Corn tortillasInstructionsDrizzle fish with…
Squash and Goat Cheese Salad
I harvested our first Italian squash this week. We’re hoping we get some amount of production this year. The garden seems to be in slow motion. We’ve picked a few cucumbers, some cherry tomatoes, a few Italian green beans, and one squash. This is a delicious summer side, or I used it as a topping…
Summer Tomato Potato Salad
For a morning treat, scramble some eggs, put them in a tortilla, top them with Sunshine’s Mexican flavored goat cheese (and bacon, if you like). Serve the Tomato Potato Salad on the side. For information about the goat cheese, click here. If you don’t want to prepare the cactus pads yourself, buy a bag of…