Why plantains? Because they’re great for a change. They are such a staple in Panama, I just had to do my own recipe as a tribute. PrintCrispy Hash Brown Plantains Cook Time: 20 minutes Yield: Serves 4 This is such a good option for a starch at your meal. I made this for a side…
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!
(Breakfast) Blue Cornmeal Pecan Pancakes (Gluten Free)
I knew some of the blue cornmeal I bought at the farmers market was destined for pancakes. I love good pancakes, but I also like to feel good about eating them, and this recipe does it for me. We had them with some yummy pastured pork breakfast sausage. If you’re not concerned about gluten free…
Meet, Eat, and Art
Saturday was very close to a perfect day, great weather, great company, and fun places to go. We started out at the Waco Downtown Farmers Market. I got some grape tomatoes, gorgeous eggplant, more country pork ribs (pastured pork, and they’re always good), dog bones, non-GMO blue cornmeal, beef fat, and Caprino Royale feta. Caprino…
(Breakfast) Peanut Butter Baked Oatmeal
It’s time to start thinking of fall recipes, and this is Angela’s great breakfast recipe. It’s bound to end up in your fall / winter recipe repertoire. If you don’t like peanut butter, try almond butter or cashew butter. On special occasions, you may want to decrease the sugar and add Nutella! Print(Breakfast) Peanut Butter…
Panama As We Picture It
It’s not that there weren’t things that went wrong while we were in Panama, like losing one of my favorite earrings, the one hour ride on a road so bad I’m sure my internal organs are rearranged, or the scrape across the bumper of the rent car that happened while it was parked, but this…