PrintBeans (Slow Cooker) Prep Time: 25 minutes Yield: Serves 6-8 The flavor of these beans is so good with beef. You just won’t get the best flavor using ham, bacon, or pork, although adding cooked bacon pieces couldn’t hurt!IngredientsBeans 2 cups pinto or maya coba beans, soaked overnight, drained and rinsed well 1/2 lb beef,…
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!
Owl Creek Ceramics
Thought for the week: Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more. Anthony Robbins If you’ve never been to Owl Creek for their annual sale, put it on your calendar for this year. November 19th is the first of three sale days. …
Fall Flowers
We just wanted to share some of the plants that have breathed a sigh of relief from the summer and finally started blooming! Also, there’s a few from the stand of liatris in the pasture. If there is anyone else obsessed with getting cactus out of your pasture besides me, one of the things I…
Best Banana Bread Ever
Banana bread is one of our favorite things. However, years of trying different recipes, never gave consistent results. I got this recipe from my cousin, and it always turns out perfectly moist and delicious, the Best Banana Bread Ever. PrintBest Banana Bread Ever Ingredients1 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 cup butter, softened 2 eggs, room temperature…
Marion Blackberry Tartlets
If you’ve never tasted Marion Blackberries (or Marionberries), you’re in for a delicious treat, with Marion Blackberry Tartlets. I used to sell a Marionberry pie in the bakery, of course no one ever knew that’s what I used! They are sweeter than blackberries, with less seeds, and the seeds they have aren’t as hard. It’s…