Our bumper crop of asparagus is beginning, so I need to do at least one new recipe. I cooked the asparagus like I do roasted potatoes, only without the rosemary. This is a delicious way to get your veggies in one side dish. PrintAsparagus Potato Salad Total Time: 20 minutes Yield: Serves 8-10 Ingredients1/4 -…
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!
Swiss Pastry Shop
I’m traveling to Ft. Worth more than I used to, because my brother is living there now. It works well for major food shopping trips for me – Trader Joe’s, Fresh Market, Central Market……. He’s a foodie too. This last trip we ate lunch at the Swiss Pastry Shop. The food is amazing. I had…
Rotisserie Pork Butt
We’ve been smoking meat lately, so we decided it was time to switch to rotisserie for a change. Judging by the number of rotisserie chickens sold by grocery stores, most people think it’s a delicious way to prepare meat. Our rotisserie happens to be on our grill, but there are some great portable versions….
Farro and Feta Salad
Farro is a whole grain, and great for variety in starch side dishes. I used the “emmer” wheat species of farro, because that’s what I had in the pantry. You could use any whole grain (like wheatberries) to make this salad, but it’s delicious with farro. PrintFarro and Feta Salad Total Time: 1 hour Yield: Serves…
French Fries with Sriracha Ranch
This is a very bad thing for me to start. I should already be enrolled in a 12-step program for my french fry habit. After I went to the food truck in Waco, I realized how easy it is to make sriracha ranch. The recipe goes like this – get a small bowl of high…