I’m crazy about guacamole, but not just any guacamole, really good guacamole. This is my favorite recipe, and I have to make it for Don’s family reunion every year. It has a certain richness and flavor you can’t get with anything but my secret ingredient – umeboshi paste. Umeboshi is made from Japanese salted plums. …
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!
Mayonnaise Baked Fish
I got some great fish on my last trip to Sprouts, and decided to bake it and serve it on rice pasta. If it looks delicious, it’s because it was! PrintMayonnaise Baked Fish IngredientsFirm fish fillets (or chicken breast, pounded flat) Lemon juice (optional) Granulated garlic powder Salt and pepper Mayonnaise, I used homemade Mayonnaise…
GMO – OMG
It’s hard to believe that a biotech company has been allowed to destroy the livelihood of many farmers, produce products and seeds that are potentially extremely harmful to humans (we are currently the experimental animals), and now have protection to allow them to continue producing those same products, even if litigation for health problems from…
Pineapple Avocado Salsa
This another recipe in the salsa series! I’m just thinking of all the possibilities. I’ve been making a mango, avocado salsa for a long time, so time to branch out. But I think I still need to give you the mango avocado salsa recipe – soon. PrintPineapple Avocado Salsa Total Time: 15 minutes Yield: Serves…
TSTC – Taste of Texas
I do love Texas food, and maybe it’s just me, but somehow the words “Texas” and “Cuisine” don’t seem to belong together! However, this menu looks really good. Come enjoy Texas Culinary Cuisine by Chef Tammie Brown at the Culinary Arts Center this week. Meals are served four days a week, Tuesday through Friday, from 11 a.m….