It was a weekend of great friends, great fun, great weather, and of course great food. What else is there really? We were fortunate enough to be able to stay in this fabulous lake house that belongs to a good friend. It really was the perfect time of year, quiet and cool. Some of us…
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!
Grilled Sandwiches
My assistant is too exhausted to transfer pictures for me, so the lake pictures and recipes will have to wait until tomorrow! The good news is, the large garden is tilled and ready, and the tomatoes are planted. When I got home I planted the pepper and the eggplant plants I bought at Graham Trade…
Bone Health, Strokes, and Diabetes
At Possum Kingdom Lake with the girls and how could that be bad? We went to Graham Trade days on Saturday and downtown shopping. I’ll share pictures and recipes in the next couple days when I have the ability to download the camera. The weather is so gorgeous, and the food……well more about that later….
Root Vegetables
I just couldn’t resist showing you this. It’s a 4 lb turnip from my neighbors garden. I’ve still got a few normal turnips to cook, but it’s the end of their season. In my garden where I planted all the root vegetables, I’ve noticed most of the baby tops have been nibbled off. I planted…
Pastry Bundles for Leftovers
I love the challenge of leftovers, when you have little bits of things left or when you just can’t stand having one more serving of something you made. This week I had some sloppy joe meat and some potato casserole. I mixed a meat, potato, Parmesan, and a little dill pickle juice to balance the…