New Years Day, Kim always fixes this cabbage and it’s delicious. Cook it a little more than what you see in the picture. PrintRoasted Cabbage and Jalapenos Total Time: 1 hour Yield: Serves 8-10 Ingredients1 large green cabbage Jalapenos, halved and seeds removed Butter, cut into pats Tony Chachere or other cajun seasoningInstructionsHeat oven to…
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!
Panettone Trifle
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…
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…