On December 30, there is a two hour PBS documentary based on Michael Pollan’s book, In Defense of Food. It’s definitely worth watching and/or recording. Pollan has a simple approach to food, and alleviates a lot of confusion about what’s “healthy.” Click here, for an inside look at the filming of the show. Locally it’s on KAMU or KNCT….
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!
Pear Bread
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…
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…