Although some consider it a weed, several years ago, I planted purple lambsquarter. Lambsquarter is a great, edible, xeriscape plant, and in addition to eating it, and trimming some into small landscape trees, in the past few years, I’ve begun harvesting the stalks, drying them, and using them as support poles, for vining plants. The…
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!
Canada 2015
Canada is still one of our favorite places. I’ll have more pictures later this coming week. I took a couple with the iPad that I can put in this post. First, it’s so great to be out of 100 degree weather. And then there’s the scenery, it’s magnificent. We were on a train, going through…
Summer Green Bean, Tuna Salad
We love cool summer dishes, and definitely meals that we can make, using the stove as little as possible. This is a great light meal for a hot summer day. PrintSummer Green Bean, Tuna Salad Total Time: 30 minutes Yield: Serves 1 Ingredients1/2 cup cooked rice 1 (4.5 – 5 oz) container of tuna packed…
German Chocolate Cheesecake (Gluten Free)
If you’re going to say Happy Birthday, you might as well do it with a cheesecake. This is a great cheesecake, and turns out more like a mousse. PrintGerman Chocolate Cheesecake Total Time: 5 hours Yield: Serves 12-14 IngredientsCrust 5 coconut cream Larabars* 2 TBSP butter 2 TBSP sugar Cheesecake 1/4 cup evaporated milk 1…
Pickled Purslane
In my quest to use all edibles in the yard, I just read an article about pickling purslane. Pickles are like a food group for me, particularly in the summer. I made these like my quick pickles, and they’re delicious. You can use pickle juice that you’ve saved, but add extra coriander seed. PrintPickled Purslane…