I can’t believe I haven’t mentioned the rain. Hope you guys got as much as we did, just under 4 inches. It was very wonderful. My little garden seedlings are just loving this. This is better than a picture of food, this is my neighbors’ bougainvillea. It is one of the most fabulous plants I’ve…
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!
Don’s Meatloaf
Thought for the week: I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. ― Maya Angelou It’s hard to believe, but our refrigerator was almost bare on Friday. So on Saturday, I cooked for a good part of the week. It…
Family Mealtime and Grilled Chocolate, Banana, Bacon Sandwich
I’ve started taping “The Chew” (it comes on at noon) and watching when I have time. On Monday they talked about the importance of family meals as a spin off of a recent article in the New York Times. The main points in the article are: Children who eat with their families have stronger vocabularies…
Greek Tomato Salad
There are still some fresh tomatoes at some markets, and I know a lot of us are still hoping our plants will produce a few this fall. Next week I’ll try to remember to do a couple green tomato recipes, in case you get some green tomatoes but they don’t have time to ripen before…
Beef Stroganoff
I’m still thinking of recipes with the beef strip steaks on sale! This is a favorite recipe of mine that I got from a dear friend, more years ago than I care to remember. PrintBeef Stroganoff Total Time: 45 minutes Yield: Serves 6-8 Ingredients1 lb mushrooms, sliced 1 stick butter 2 pounds beef strip steak…