Once again, I am happy to let the ingredients that I need to use-up, determine what I make for supper. There’s nothing like a one dish, comfort food meal. Because we have a lot of green beans and swiss chard right now, i put both in the Ham Potato Green Bean Casserole. However, use whatever…
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!
Potato Corn Salad
Because it’s summer, I look for new twists on potato salad. Using a couple of herbs, and some crunch of celery, Potato Corn Salad is such a yummy treat in hot weather. There are a number of ingredients that you can substitute or add to enjoy the summer veggies. For more of a Mexican twist,…
Unwanted Visitors Bugging Your Plants
If you have unwanted visitors bugging your plants, there are a number of organic ways to help in your mission! For aphids and spider mites, blast your plants with water, on a daily basis. Because this disrupts the environments that they love, it’s extremely effective. When I need a little more help, disinviting the unwanted…
Cucumbers Too Bitter Too Eat
I’ve grown and thrown a lot of cucumbers too bitter too eat away, and pulled up the plants. The cukes I grew outside are fine this year. But the ones in the greenhouse are too bitter to eat. For the first time, I tried peeling them, and amazingly that’s most of the problem! Now I’m…
Smoked Mushrooms
It’s too hot to cook inside today. So, I lit the smoker to make some smoked beef, and decided to try smoked mushrooms too. If you’ve never tried these delicious little morsels, go buy some mushrooms! They are good as an appetizer, snack, or side dish. The marinade has Dijon in it. You don’t have…