Hope your holidays are special, whether you’re with family and friends, celebrating memories, or breaking new ground on your own. There’s been great energy this week with everyone bustling around – especially in my favorite place, the grocery store! I was the fortunate recipient of some “lovely” pears, this week. They are a little too…
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!
Herb Dip / Spread
What an easy and delicious appetizer for the holidays. I was preparing an appetizer tray, I decided a dip would be nice, if I could make it from what I had on-hand. So, I did my version of an old Ina Garten recipe. Since this dip was going to set out for awhile, I used…
December 2015 Garden Report
I’m done cooking at the lodge, until January, so I can concentrate on the yard and veggies. I’ve said it before, but having food readily available in our yard is one of life’s pleasures for me. It’s a pretty remarkable year for harvesting a variety of things. The pecan crop is still going, the Meyer…
Green Tomato Tart
We still had lots of green tomatoes, so I picked them, and now I’m thinking of ways to use them. If you have some on the vines that are still good, pick them before there’s a hard freeze. There’s lots of great ways to use them. This is the latest recipe I did, but a…
Meyer Lemon Cake
We’re still harvesting Meyer Lemons, and now it’s time to try a cake. I’ve noticed that Meyer Lemons are available in the grocery stores right now, also. This recipe has more of a European flair (I come by that honestly!). If you like desserts that aren’t too sweet, and have a bit of texture, this…