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!

It Doesn’t Get Any Better Ravioli

Posted on March 15, 2015March 16, 2015 by Lanie Fioretti

I decided to combine a couple of our favorite sides / sauces, and add a couple more ingredients. We ended up with a scrumptious, meatless ravioli dish. If you make all the veggies the same day you serve this, it might get a little labor intensive. I prepared this over a 2 day period (not…

Crescent Reubens

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Lanie Fioretti

There is something about the combination of corned beef, cheese, and sauerkraut that makes my mouth water, and it’s amazing wrapped in crescent roll dough. PrintCrescent Reubens Total Time: 1 hour Yield: 4 sandwiches Ingredients1/4 cup butter 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/8 cup cooked, crumbled bacon 8 oz sauerkraut, drain well 1/4 cup dijon…

Crescent Pizzas

Posted on March 9, 2015March 9, 2015 by Lanie Fioretti

Another of the series of crescent roll recipes. Pizzas are great vehicles for leftovers, for me, so there’s no real formula a lot of the time. I’m using up things in my fridge and freezer. PrintCrescent Pizzas IngredientsSalami or pepperoni, chopped Ham (chopped into small pieces) Sausage, bacon, or hamburger (cooked and crumbled) Shredded cheese…

Chicken Crescent Pot Pies

Posted on March 8, 2015March 8, 2015 by Lanie Fioretti

There were some containers of Immaculate crescent rolls that were outdating in the fridge, so I went on a bit of a terror with recipes. I used torn bits of crescents from other recipes, to cover the pot pies. (While, I love the Immaculate product, getting the crescents out of the container, without tearing them,…

Banana Pudding Better On A

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Lanie Fioretti

Buttery Ritz-like cracker! I saw this recipe in the Co-op magazine this month, and since I’m not a vanilla wafer lover, but do love good crackers, I decided to make it using my banana cream recipe. Years ago, I probably would’ve used Waverly crackers, but I’m not sure they’re even made anymore. I had a…