Avocado Ice Cream should’ve been a rich, delicious, dairy free summer treat – wrong. It’s one of those recipes for which I have unrealistic expectations. So, instead of moving on, my new addition to the blog is telling you when things go off the rails. This became one of many recipes that prove good ingredients,…
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!
Pickled Sausage and Eggs
Hunting season is screaming toward me, and I want some new recipes for the lodge. Pickled sausage and eggs is a front runner for snacks. The guys always appreciate good bar food! PrintPickled Sausages and Eggs Ingredients10-14 oz smoked sausage, boiled and cut into 2″ pieces 3 hard boiled eggs 1 cup white vinegar 1/2…
No Bake Cocoa Nuts Cookies
Cocoa Nuts Cookies are the perfect summer treat, because they’re simple, yummy, no bake bites. When I make these, I only make 12. Even though they’re delicious AND good for you, the more I have available, the more I think I can eat! I call it fat math – the less I have, the less…
Pizza BLT
Delicious, easy, and one of my favorite Italian food groups, Pizza BLT is the perfect marriage of the ever popular pizza and the classic BLT. Since we have a lot of great homegrown tomatoes this summer, I’m raising and expanding the BLT menu. We eat a BLT with the first tomato of the season (a…
Brown Sugar Shortbread
Just a note first – the website has an entirely new look, and much easier to use with handheld devices. We really like it, and hope you will too. It’s a learning curve for me, so I’m sure there will be some slips! Shortbread cookies are one of our favorite desserts. There are never-ending variations,…