In keeping with my recent mission of cleaning out the freezer (and the pantry), I had some Greek yogurt that I had frozen, and needed to use. I have an old Stonyfield Yogurt recipe book, and found a great cookie recipe that I revised. This is comfort food at its best. PrintCinnamon Butter Cookie Rolls…
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!
Avocado Salsa
I started making this at the lodge, and it’s so delicious that it’s become a regular on their menu and ours! The amounts on the recipe will feed 10. It’s great with chips, chili, breakfast omelets, Mexican food………….. PrintAvocado Salsa Total Time: 35 minutes Yield: Serves 8-10 All ingredients are approximate, because size of avocados…
Stuffed Jalapenos
It’s getting toward the end of hunting season at the lodge, and I finally had a brainstorm for an easy way to make poppers. This year I’ve been buying Smoked Gouda Pimento Cheese (at Sam’s), just to set out with crackers. I needed to use up what was left, and turned it into popper filling….
(Breakfast) Overnight Banana French Toast
Last week, at the lodge, I decided to try a French toast recipe that I saw last summer as a winning “original” recipe in our electric coop magazine (interesting, because it was published by Betty Crocker, at least 6 years ago)! I made a few changes that I thought could only make it better, and…
Invite Some Insects and Discourage Others
Although the picture might look like garbage, don’t throw it away! We’re eating a lot of oranges this winter, and while I was putting loads of peels in the compost, I remembered that insects don’t like orange oil. Now I’m scattering all the peels around the green leafy veggies in the greenhouse, and am having…