I’ve been cooking at the lodge for a couple weeks, and we had a little Cinco De Mayo celebration this year. My sous chef is a fabulous cook, and hispanic. She made her homemade tortillas, and some homemade gorditas. They were the star of breakfast and appetizers. Nina came to help me in the evening…
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!
Asparagus Soup
It’s another great year for our asparagus crop. I haven’t made asparagus soup in a long time, and it was a great way to use the 3 pound harvest I had in the fridge. There are so many variations you can make with the ingredients, but fresh asparagus is always the star. If you have…
Garden – Spring 2016
I haven’t talked about gardening in a while, so it’s time. We’ve had some new additions to our gardening landscape, one is an old cast iron bathtub (which may eventually get some 70s stenciling!). I decided it would be the squash garden this year. We struggle with squash every year, because of squash bugs….
Sriracha Bacon Turnips
Turnips are definitely not a regular side in this house, but these are just delicious. I bought some small red turnips at the Waco Downtown Farmer’s Market, and did a few revisions to a Rick Bayless recipe. Red turnips loose all the bite that normal turnips have, after they’re cooked. PrintSriracha Bacon Turnips Total Time:…
Mi Gran Vida En Laredo
This spring was a particularly gorgeous time in Laredo. Everything was green, and lots of things were blooming, including the cacti. I was fortunate to be able to spend time on my friend’s ranch again, and I could stay out in the country the whole time, but of course, there was shopping and eating out that had…