We’ve been cutting a fair amount of asparagus and picking lots of really sweet peas, so I figured a light, easy dish was in order. I had some leftover ham, and a carton of plain yogurt that needed to be used, so voila, a pasta recipe was born. I mentioned our peas a couple days…
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!
Clark Gardens
Mineral Wells (Texas) botanical park, Clark Gardens, is one of the most beautiful places to visit. We stopped to see it on the way home from Possum Kingdom Lake. March 31st and April 1 is their Spring Festival. For the map of where they’re located, click here. It’s a fabulous way to spend a day….
Weekend at Possum Kingdom Lake
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…
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….