I have to do at least one more radish and pea recipe. We don’t usually think about cooking radishes, but they’re delicious cooked (in butter!). The bite they often have disappears, and they are a great side for spring. The green tops on the radishes were so beautiful, I used them in this recipe also,…
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!
Radish and Pea Salad
If you have a lot of radishes and peas, you have to start doing some creative things with them, so it doesn’t get boring. This is one of a couple recipes I decided on, and I thought it would be good with a Greek spin. It was a hit, so it’s worth hanging onto. PrintRadish…
Artichokes and Other Garden Goodies
I noticed our first small artichoke today. We’re hoping it’s one of many. It’s pretty exciting to be growing one of my favorite vegetables, that’s gotten too expensive to buy on a regular basis. It reminds me how much I’m saving, when I’m harvesting asparagus spears everyday! We’ve also got great green peas. I planted…
2013 Trip to Possum Kingdom
It was an interesting weekend to be at the Possum Kingdom Lake, because it’s extremely low, and it’s pretty cool out. But then we really weren’t planning water sports as part of the trip. It’s more just some time away with friends, going to Boudreau Herb Farm and Clark Gardens. We stopped at Boudreau’s on…
Roasted Turkey
Yes, I know it’s not a holiday, and strangely enough, we probably eat more turkey any time but the holidays. On a recent trip to Sprouts in Round Rock, I bought about a 10 lb free range turkey. I thought about all my options for roasting it, and decided on high heat. It was delicious….