Easy Egg Strata is a great breakfast for the holidays or when you’re having company for breakfast. Served with a fruit compote or sliced fresh fruit, and you have a perfect meal. If you want easy delicious biscuits with it, try Cottage Cheese Biscuits or Cheese Biscuits. You can put the casserole together, cover it,…
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!
Ham with Lentils and Potatoes (Oven or Slow Cooker)
This is a great holiday dish. You’ll have leftover ham of course, but you can do so much with it. Tomorrow I’ll post a great egg casserole to make with some of that leftover ham. PrintHam with Lentils and Potatoes (Oven or Slow Cooker) Yield: Serves 6-8 Ingredients1 (6-8 lb) ham, I prefer Pedersen Farms…
Potatoes Dauphinoise
Fancy name, but simple dish. It’s one of the easiest and finest sides you can make, and it will go with ham, standing rib roast, pork roast…….. PrintPotatoes Dauphinoise Prep Time: 20 minutesCook Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes Yield: Serves 6-8 Ingredients2 cups plus 2 TBSP heavy cream 1 clove garlic pressed 1 bay leaf…
Winter Garden
Never give up on growing your own food, it’s so much better than buying it. I’m always determined to have something growing, that I can eat! Even through the freezing weather, there are things that thrive. All of my greens do great, even when they lay down under the frost, they perk right back up…
Diet and Happiness
Excerpts adapted from The Happiness Diet (thehappinessdietbook.com) What if you discovered that the best place to begin your pursuit of happiness is at the end of your fork? Emerging research from neuroscience and nutrition shows that by changing what you eat, you can stabilize your mood, improve your focus, and boost your brain, while you’re…