Our mealtime repertoire needs some new and interesting side dishes, like Beets with Horseradish Cream. It took me a while to start liking beets. And although they still are not my favorite veggie, I’m always concerned about diversity in the foods I eat. In addition, there are numerous health benefits to celebrate by including delicious…
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!
Tomato Tart Pizza
Here’s what happened. I had some tomatoes and basil that needed to be used, and I wanted to make a luscious Italian tomato tart. But I didn’t want to use pie crust, because I had some puff pastry in the fridge. Then I thought about a pizza with a lot of the same flavors, only…
Waldorf Salad
This is my version of Waldorf Salad. With a few simple ingredients, it’s an amazing side or light lunch. I added a little cajeta caramel to the salad in the picture. It was a good addition, for a change of flavor. PrintWaldorf Salad IngredientsSalad 1 cup diced celery 1 cup diced sweet, crisp apple (like…
Triple Mash
Simple and delicious, triple mash is great winter comfort food. Before you say that you don’t like turnips, just try it. The sweet potatoes and turnips are great for carb smart diets, just leave out the white potato. All three together are a rustic mash, and a yummy side dish. We’re having it for…
Roasted Okra
This week we were fortunate to get a large bag of freshly picked okra from our neighbor. Of course, with some I made seafood gumbo. But instead of making a couple of my “go-to” recipes, with the rest, I wanted to try something new. With the larger, but still tender pods, I decided to roast…