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…
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!
Red, Yellow, Orange
It’s not the color-coded terrorism threat advisory scale, like we could ever really figure that one out, but rather the color of the foods that help you minimize damage from the sun. Yes, it’s that time of year when we think about the best protection for our skin and eyes. It just so happens that…
Nopales and Potato Frittata
It’s great to finally start doing meals with our homegrown potatoes and tomatoes. And luckily, I still have cactus I picked and prepared this year. In a previous post, I included instructions on how to prepare cactus, click here, for that info. If you buy a bag of cut up cactus in the vegetable section…
Pork and Green Chile Enchiladas
We’re still working on the leftover pork from the pig roast, and we were fortunate enough to have our friend, Tommy, make the most scrumptious enchiladas. If you’re going to put these together, I can give you the general steps. Mix cut up pork with green chiles, some green sauce, sour cream, cumin, oregano, garlic…
Artichoke Flower
I said my artichoke wouldn’t “flower,” because I would be picking the artichokes and eating them before that could ever happen. As it turns out, the first artichoke I cooked was tough, so I wasn’t anxious to pick another, and they were on the plant too long. The reward is this awesome bloom. To receive…