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…
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!
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…
TSTC – Cuisine of Northern Italy
Come enjoy a Northern Italy by Kayci Cutler at the Culinary Arts Center this week. Meals are served two days a week during the summer semester, Wednesday and Friday, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. View the menu. The Culinary Arts facility is located on Campus Drive. (view map). 254.867.4868 View the full summer dining schedule. NOTE: Due…