If you haven’t been to Bird Creek Burger Co Temple TX, you have to try it. It’s a fabulous farm to table restaurant in downtown Temple, with a limited but delicious menu. Everything is fresh, they use no frozen food. Even though it’s a “Burger Co,” they don’t just have burgers, so we went 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!
Insect Spray for Organic Gardening
Pests are always a problem in our greenhouse and garden. This is my second year to use this insect spray for organic gardening, and it’s been really effective. For particularly stubborn aphid problems, I still blast the veggies with water, too. Because there’s a potential to burn some plants, make sure you test any you’re…
Crescent Cheese Danish
Crescent Rolls are a refrigerator staple in our house, and I look for great ways to use them. Crescent Cheese Danish is definitely a delicious option. This is a quick, easy, yummy breakfast. PrintCrescent Cheese Danish Total Time: 30 minutes Yield: Makes 8 Danish Ingredients2 cans Annie’s Crescent Rolls Filling 8 oz softened cream cheese…
Sautéed Daylily Buds
Yes, I’m still spring foraging. Although, I won’t eat all the daylily buds, because the flowers are gorgeous, I eat some of them. Because sautéed daylily buds are so delicious, I can’t get past this recipe! They have a very delicate flavor, and just a bit exotic. The last time I sautéed them, I threw…
Cactus Pickles
It’s spring, so I’m foraging the yard for edibles as usual. For me, I love having as many delicious nutrient pack edibles as possible, in close proximity to the house. Although I’ve shared a lot of the recipes I use for cactus (nopales, nopalitos), my new favorite is cactus pickles. Because good kosher and dill…