Still working on appetizers for New Years. I guess I don’t think about a meal as much as I think about appetizers so I’ll have time for one more after this recipe, before New Years Eve! If you want to use steak, since it seems to be on sale everywhere this week, try the Steak…
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!
Smoked Salmon Salad
I first had this at a great grocery store near New Holland, PA. I was doing some contract work there at the time, and of course I can’t go anywhere without going into any good grocery store I can find! I’ve never tried to measure what I put in, it just depends on how I…
Greek Meatballs
These are great bites for a bit heavier appetizers (like at New Years). I prefer not to add chopped calamata olives to the meatballs because they tend to overpower the mixture. So serve them on the side. Use a simple preparation for the olives. Heat some extra virgin olive oil and add some pressed garlic. …
Happy Holidays
Just want to say Happy Holidays and happy cooking from our home to yours. Thanks for reading and sharing. Lots more to come in the new year. I wish you family, friends, and really good food. Amaryllis from a friend. Marabou ornament tree my husband made me.
Roasts (Pork Tenderloin and Prime Rib)
I’ve decided to roast a prime rib for Christmas, but the pork tenderloin is so good, I may have to make it for New Years. If you decide on fish, Mushroom Shrimp Pasta would be fabulous, or Baked Mahi Mahi. I’m aging the prime rib in the refrigerator right now. It’s sitting on a rack,…