And the place where those 3 things collide is Calvert, TX. It was the Saturday outing. Epps Farm was the first stop, after I got lost. You know I’ve made the trip a few times before, so there’s no explaining my little detour. This past Sat. was the first day for picking blackberries. They’ve got…
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!
Spring Salads
When I went out to my garden this morning, I was amazed to see a lot of new arugula coming up. If you’ve read the previous gardening posts, you know that I don’t plant arugula, and my garden has had the healthiest crop I’ve ever seen. The unbelievable thing is that it lasts all year. …
Nopales Tacos
I have to admit, this is a very exciting time of year for me. It’s not too hot, things are green, the spring veggies are growing really well, and now the new cactus pads (nopales) are perfect to harvest and prepare. With any luck, I’ll be able to harvest nopales for the next couple weeks. …
May at Jack Allen’s Kitchen
The day started with a plan to hike to Gorman Falls in Colorado Bend, but the rain made us put plan B into motion. Of course, plan B involved a shopping trip to the Round Rock area with an essential lunch at Jack Allen’s Kitchen. Although I was tempted by the shrimp and grits lunch…
Kale and Carrots
After the fabulous rains this past week, things are just growing like crazy. I took a good look at the kale and found a few harlequin bugs, which I immediately squished. After having an infestation several years ago, I’m determined to hunt them down and destroy them. They look very pretty, but will decimate your…