I suppose you could call this a salsa or a salad. Whatever you call it, it’s a great summer accompaniment to well, anything. I’m having to restrain myself from eating the whole bowl, because it’s light and refreshing in hot weather. I’m still using our over abundance of Armenian cucumbers. They keep their crunch so…
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!
Fried Rice (Cooking for One)
PrintFried Rice (Cooking for One) Total Time: 30 minutes Yield: Serves 1 Ingredients2 TBSP peanut or coconut oil 2 green onions, chopped, including green 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely chopped 1 tsp fresh garlic, finely chopped 1 cup cooked rice 1/4 cup frozen peas and carrot combination 6 jumbo shrimp, cooked 1 scrambled egg,…
Frittata (Cooking for One)
There are several frittata recipes in “Recipe” archives. They’re such a great way to have a quick, delicious meal, it’s worth talking about a little more. I’ll give you some combination suggestions, but really you can use anything that sounds good to you. Remember it’s a great way to finish your leftover meat and vegetables,…
Okra Patties
So, I now have lots of okra to use. I usually do Sauteed Okra, but I’m tired of it. Don makes fried okra, but I’m not a fan of fried food, as you can tell from the recipes on this site. Okra patties or cakes seem to be the thing to make, and a perfect…
Squash Anna
Most of our squash plants have died back, but we started new plants that are doing really well. I had four Italian squash I needed to use and this recipe is easy and really good. The long Italian squash have little or no seeds, and what seeds there were I scraped out. PrintSquash Anna Total…