Strip steaks (and chicken breasts are still on sale), so a chipotle cream steak recipe is perfect. If you made Tex Mex Orzo, now is your chance to use some more of the cilantro pesto and pico de gallo. In fact the Tex Mex Orzo would be a great side for this dish. For…
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!
Tex Mex Orzo (or rice for gluten free)
Thought for the week: Happiness doesn’t come from doing what we like to do but from liking what we have to do. –excerpt from The Art of Living Orzo is the little tiny pasta that resembles rice. There are lots of different ways to fix it (of course!), we’re going to do one of those. …
Pumpkin Pie with Cream Topping
Still thinking about Thanksgiving and what to cook. I could cook this pie any time and my husband would be a happy man! These pictures are of the pie I made in the bakery. I just rolled broken pecans into the crust and made a baked dough cut-out for the top. If you want to…
Uncorked Wine Bar in Hewitt
Uncorked is not a new spot, but this week is the first time I’ve been. It’s in the same shopping center with Prime 135 and George O’s. It has a good and reasonable wine selection, and good food. It is not a restaurant, but does have a few things to chose from with your glass…
Carrot Cake
I’ve got to start to thinking a little more about baking for the holidays, and this recipe is going to be included with one of our dinners. One thing about coconut flour – just breakdown and buy it! Natural Grocers is the most reasonable. You’ll be able to put it to good use, particularly for…