From John and Dyna: Just about that time!! Owl Creek Ceramics Christmas Open House coming soon!!! Our biggest open house ever! More ceramics, more baskets, lots of good stuff! Saturday November 19th 9am-3pm Due to long checkout lines last year we’ll have a second cashier checkout line this year. One line for all payment types…
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!
The Look of Fall 2016
Since it’s gotten slightly cooler, the look of fall is spectacular at our house. I may have jumped the gun a little, planting greens outside. So far, they seem to be growing well. Because the tomato plants are producing well, I have to wait to plant those beds with winter crops. It’s still too hot…
Mind If I Smoke?
Mushrooms, tomatoes, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, chicken, pork………….well, everything………..is better smoked! My most recent epiphany is that no matter how good I think something is, I can make it even better, if I throw it on the Traeger. And if smoking everything at home isn’t enough, I now have an outdoor kitchen at the lodge with…
Soy Braised Chicken
Soy braised chicken is one of several bad ideas I’ve had lately. It looked like something we’d like, and in fact, Don loves it. I think it’s salty. However, I added it to fried rice, and it’s delicious. Even if you don’t eat the chicken, the braising liquid is like black gold. It’s fabulous in…
Sausage and Potato Crustless Quiche
I’ve done so many frittata recipes that I’ve decided to step-up my game, at least in vocabulary! Essentially, the Sausage and Potato Crustless Quiche is a frittata, but the French version (quiche) seems classier today. I don’t know how frittatas keep falling off my radar. They are delicious, quick, and easy. Start with scratch ingredients…