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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!

Cover Crops for the Garden

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Lanie Fioretti

I have a line up of seeds for cover crops in the big garden (Don’s garden).  Typically we plant legumes to get more nitrogen into the soil.  And eventually the plant litter should help develop more humus in this sand.  Also, this year I started scattering legume seeds to grow around particularly heavy feeding plants…

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Taste of Columbia

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Lanie Fioretti

Author:  Kathy My husband and I have recently welcomed a Columbian foreign exchange student, Lina, into our home. Lina was getting homesick for some of her native foods. One of her favorites is a bread called arepas. It is made from a special precooked corn.  Lanie helped me find the special meal called P.A.N. at…

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Marinated Onions

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Lanie Fioretti

A friend of Don’s shared a recipe he has for marinated onions.  They’re great on hot dogs, burgers, salads, fish, or wherever you can squeeze them into your menu!  I’ve made a couple of small changes to the original. Keep the marinating liquid and create a salad dressing by mixing some with oil and a…

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Luscious Lime Pie (Gluten Free)

Posted on October 12, 2012October 13, 2012 by Lanie Fioretti

I had dinner with Kathy the other night and we collaborated on this pie, it’s very creamy and yummy! PrintLuscious Lime Pie (Gluten Free) Total Time: 1 hour Yield: One 10\\\” pie IngredientsCrust 1 cup crumbs from gluten free cookies 3/4 cup almond meal 1/2 cup coconut flour (or use coconut if you don’t have…

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Georgetown Gastronomy and Hawaiian in Killeen

Posted on October 11, 2012October 11, 2012 by Lanie Fioretti

It was a good idea to go to Georgetown on Wednesday.  We spent a lot of time on the square.  We ate lunch at Wildfire, and it was excellent.  They have an extensive lunch menu and really reasonable prices.  I had chorizo stuffed pork tenderloin with ancho bourbon pan sauce, horseradish potatoes, and applewood bacon…

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