Please bear with me while we’re making changes in the site. It may take several days. It’s another cucumber, green pepper, and tomato theme. Slap this on a taco or use as a side and you’ll be very happy. PrintCorn and Sweet Potato Salsa Total Time: 20 minutes Yield: Serves 8 Ingredients1/4 cup cider vinegar…
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 and Pepper Appetizers
If you’re like me, you’re still using what you have in the garden. Something simple is perfect in this heat, and this is a light, delicious recipe to help you stay cool. PrintTomato and Pepper Appetizers Total Time: 25 minutes Yield: Serves 12-16 Ingredients2 (4.5 oz) cans tuna packed in olive oil, do not drain…
Salami Pasta
If you want an absolutely delicious, fast meal, this is it. For me, this is a pantry meal, because I have these ingredients most of the time. If you don’t make the tapenade, you can buy it at the grocery store, sometimes in the refrigerated case and sometimes on an aisle. The tomatoes are a…
Quesadillas (Cooking for One)
My favorite tortillas for this are still Don Pancho® wholewheat tortillas. They are the perfect size and have great flexibility when they’re at room temperature. I use one tortilla, place all the ingredients on half of it. Once I place it in the pan, I fold it in half when it starts to cook. (Brookshire…
Ham and Cheese Chicken Breasts (Cooking for One)
When you feel like you deserve an elegant dinner for one, this is the recipe! It’s simple and yummy. I used one ingredient that’s on the suspect list for some of you, crushed pork rinds. Don’t knock it, until you’ve tried it. I used them frequently when I was a personal chef for a couple…