Technically, avocado is not an Asian ingredient, although it’s used in sushi rolls for mouth texture. For this salad, it works well with the other ingredients. PrintAsian Cucumber Salad IngredientsDressing 1 TBSP toasted sesame oil 1 TBSP rice vinegar 1 TBSP tamari or soy sauce 1 TBSP mirin, sake, or rice wine 1 tsp sesame…
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 Appetizers
Here’s more in the series of my recent obsession with stuffed avocados. This time I did a pretty basic egg salad, and then some smoked salmon salad. These are great appetizers, side dishes, or light lunches. Shrimp salad and tuna salad stuffed avocados would also be big hits in our house. And let’s not forget…
Narunya’s in Belton
Recently, I went to Mee Mee Thai in Temple again, and it was delicious as usual. Then Kathy told me about a Thai place in Belton that’s really good, Narunya’s (they don’t have a website yet, the link is to the address on Central Ave and the menu). I’m looking forward to trying it. In the…
Stuffed Avocados
This is my new favorite, summer dish, since I found some great baby avocados. I’m doing a couple different versions of this for a brunch this weekend, so I thought I better do a test, just for me! There’s certainly lots of additions and omissions you can make to this recipe, so pick your favorite ingredients. PrintStuffed…
Breakfast Crostini
OK, it’s just easy, fancy cheese toast – the perfect, power, protein way to start your day – deliciously. There’s lots of additions and substitutions that you can make, like using cream cheese instead of yogurt, other nuts, or other fresh or dried fruits. I used to make a breakfast sandwich with cream cheese, dates,…