New Years Eve, we went to a friend’s house, and they told me not to bring anything, and I didn’t. Well, when we got there, a few people wanted to know what I had made (because I always make something for any eating extravaganza). So New Years Day, I wasn’t about to show up without…
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!
Jack Allen’s Kitchen
After spending a few days inside during the holidays, I decided it was time for a trip to Austin. Spending an hour at the AT&T store put our hunger over the edge. So, our next stop was Jack Allen’s Kitchen. As usual it was delicious. This is the Navajo Taco with fried spinach. There were…
Gardening – 2012 in the Rear View Mirror
Last year’s gardening efforts weren’t very impressive. It started out fabulously, but then the various squash pestilences started. Then the deer ravaged the backyard garden, so we finally put up netting. Then came the grasshoppers, so we used Nolo Bait, but it didn’t stop the destruction. I waited patiently to plant some winter greens, got…
Spinach and Beet Salad
PrintSpinach and Beet Salad Total Time: 20 minutes Yield: Serves 8 Ingredients5-8 cups baby spinach, cleaned 2 TBSP extra virgin olive oil or lard 1/3 cup cooked, diced bacon 1 large onion, thinly sliced Thumb-size piece of ginger, minced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp anchovy paste 3/4 cup chopped fresh tomatoes 2 TBSP halved…
Baked Figs and Pecans
Hope your New Year is the best ever (that’s my plan). Christmas day we had a power outage for about 3 hours, and we’ve decided to leave our emergency heater in the house, just in case. We’re enjoying a quiet holiday season, and a little on-line shopping! Dixie and I got a new storm door…