It’s that time of year that I’m foraging in my yard for edibles. The new cactus pads are starting, so I’m harvesting them. And I’ve been waiting to see if the yucca was going to put out a bloom stalk. Last year I wanted to try yucca blossoms, and my plants didn’t produce stalks. This year is…
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!
Kitchen Products
Before talking about a good article I read recently, I’d like to share a sentence from a book by Ruth Reichl, Delicious! There was lots to love about this book, but one of the sentences that stuck with me was, “A great meal is an experience that nourishes more than your body.” It’s really true, and…
Salsa Slaw
My nephew started making a delicious slaw, and perfect for summer. Even if you think it sounds a little strange, make it anyway! PrintSalsa Slaw Ingredients4 cups finely shredded cabbage or baby kale 1/3 cup diced Claussen pickles, seeds removed, or use baby kosher pickles 1 large jalapeño, seeded and diced 1/2 tsp mustard seeds…
Up-Cycle
Whenever you’re getting ready to throw something away, think about whether you can use it for something totally different. In gardening, I find lots of interesting things to add to our landscape. Old metal bedsprings make perfect trellises. An old sink and toilet (from Habitat, ReStore) became planters, because I liked the color. The tank…
Carrots En Escabeche
I do love “all things pickled,” and I had a lot of carrots that I thought might be good as pickles. I started thinking about the jalapeño mixture that has a few carrot slices in it, and thought I’d reverse the quantity of the ingredients, because I like the carrots in that mixture, better than the…