Saturday the 2nd was a pretty chilly morning, but my frozen hands were still worth the trip to the Waco Downtown Farmers Market. I came away with a new stash of pork and beef. There was an olive oil vendor from the Dripping Springs area, Texas Hill Country Olive Company, an artisanal organic olive orchard. …
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!
Watercress on the Windowsill
Watercress is great sauteed and served as a side dish, or fresh in salads. It doesn’t like hot weather, and loves water, so it’s difficult to grow here. I never thought about growing it indoors. So it’s my new experiment! I decided I just wanted to start with plants. I bought some watercress in the…
No Knead Sourdough Bread
The yeast (in bread) is not my best friend these days, so I decided to make sourdough, like I used to. I made the starter a couple weeks ago, and I’m really pleased. It picked up wild yeast from the air, pretty easily, and started fermenting. This is a picture of the starter. I mixed…
Stuffed Figs Wrapped in Prosciutto
It’s looking like you guys may not be fig lovers, but I’m going to keep trying. They are great naturally sweet bites. I mostly use dried figs, so they are always in my pantry. PrintStuffed Figs Wrapped in Prosciutto IngredientsCream cheese Cranberry fig jam, or other of your choosing Pecan or walnut halves Dried figs…
TSTC – German Cuisine
Enjoy German Cuisine at Culinary Arts Center this week, by Cody Seitz. Meals are now served four days a week, Tuesday through Friday, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. View the menu. The Culinary Arts facility is located on Campus Drive. (view map) Culinary Arts 254.867.4868 www.waco.tstc.edu/cln