It’s been great day in Portland. The weather was gorgeous, much to my surprise, glad NOAA was wrong. I love it that it’s spring here and the cherry blossoms are out. Also the camellia bushes and azalea bushes are gorgeous. We did a little shopping and some serious grocery shopping. Grocery shopping is always fabulous…
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!
Portland Trip – Day One
I love Portland (Oregon) and decided to take a spring trip. My biggest challenge was enduring the six hour layover in Houston. It’s one of my most unfavorite airports, mainly because it’s so hard to navigate, between the walking forever and the carts that want to make you a hood ornament, but a free ticket…
Mushroom Stuffed Squash
The last time I made this, I didn’t have sour cream, so I substituted cream cheese and milk. I just had to melt the cream cheese with the other ingredients, then thin with a little milk. PrintMushroom Stuffed Squash Total Time: 50 minutes Yield: 4 servings Ingredients3 TBSP butter 2 TBSP extra virgin…
The Current Health and Eating Issues
A lot of you probably know about the Paleo or Primal Eating Plan, some of you may even be living that lifestyle. Here are a few good links if you want to know more about it. http://www.naturalgrocers.com/nutrition/paleo-diet-you http://www.marksdailyapple.com/definitive-guide-to-the-primal-eating-plan/#axzz1oqiYDEo0 http://www.realfooduniversity.com/paleoprimal-eating-plan-improves-health/ _______________________________________________________________ There is an Italian doctor who has been hypothesizing that cancers are caused by fungus…
Stuffed Shrimp
I just had to get some jumbo wild shrimp, and what better way to prepare them than to make stuffed shrimp. I made a lighter stuffing than I usually make, but you could certainly use the previous recipe for Shrimp Stuffing, and have shrimp stuffed shrimp (or substitute fish or crab for the shrimp)! In…