With backstrap, less is more. Dry it well, cut it thin or pound it thin, and let it sit at room temperature about an hour before cooking. And really, if you want it to be delicious, cook it in bacon fat! PrintDeer Backstrap with Dijon Gravy Ingredients3-4 TBSP bacon fat 1 lb deer backstrap, dried…
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!
TSTC – Southern Creole Cuisine
Enjoy a Southern Creole Cuisine at Culinary Arts Center this week, by Abby Zemanek Tankersley. 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
Austin February 2013
The trip to Austin started out slow. First we decided to go to East Austin Succulents, a nursery that was new to us. Being devotees of nurseries and succulents, it was the perfect spot, if it just hadn’t been Tuesday. The first problem was that we were on 7th street, and Tillery St. is an…
Lamb’s Quarters
It’s finally happened – I’ve become my grandmother. I hear my brother’s voice in my head, “Grandma mows her lawn in the morning, and cooks it for dinner.” We all thought it was hysterical, because it was sort of true, and (we all thought) a little strange. But now, I’m doing the same thing. This…
Double Ginger Cake
If you love ginger snaps and gingerbread, this will be over the top for you. It is scrumptious and moist, and not too sweet. PrintDouble Ginger Cake IngredientsCake 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 TBSP coconut flour (optional) 3/4 tsp baking soda 2 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp allspice 1/4 tsp kosher…