Recently, I was the lucky recipient of an enormous amount of gorgeous organic cilantro. After making cilantro pesto, I still had a lot of cilantro left. (At this point, I’m confident that only people that love cilantro are still reading!) With the remaining cilantro, I made some scrumptious Cream of Cilantro Soup. It’s definitely comfort…
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!
Shrimp Alfredo Lasagna
If you’d like to have a scrumptious special dinner, Shrimp Alfredo Lasagna has got to be in the top ten! It was part of our “surf and turf” dinner at the lodge, which included beef tenderloin and asparagus. It was a memorable combination. In the past several years, I use some type of good ravioli…
Mexican Beef Rice
Create an easy, delicious meal, side dish, or lettuce wrap with Mexican Beef Rice. It’s quick and perfect comfort food for our cold winter days. I used an Instant Pot electric pressure cooker, but stovetop would work as well. PrintMexican Beef Rice Ingredients1-2 TBSP olive oil 1 pound ground beef 1 cup diced red onion…
Garlic Butter Rice
And now for a very yummy side dish, Garlic Butter Rice. It pairs perfectly with any protein and any vegetable. While that’s true, we binged on it, like it was a meal! PrintGarlic Butter Rice Ingredients6 TBSP butter 4-6 cloves garlic chopped 1 1/3 cups Jasmine rice 2 cups chicken broth 2-4 TBSP chopped fresh…
Texas Star Mushroom
We often meet interesting people, when we walk in the park. The other day, a man that looked like he was just taking pictures of the ground, offered an unexpected education about the Texas Star Mushroom. He was an obvious mycophile (mushroom lover!), and was excited to share his information. It’s easy to overlook this…