It’s a perfect time to find puffball mushrooms, and it’s a great addition to our asparagus and artichoke crop. With the ground damp, and the weather still decent, I should be able to find a fair number in the yard this spring. The field used to be perfect for hunting them, but its been plowed…
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!
Portland – Spring 2015 Pictures
Thought you might like to see some typical spring color (vegetation) pictures from Portland, OR. It was so gorgeous, with lots of blooming trees, shrubs, and flowers. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a spring that beautiful.
Rhubarb Tart (Gluten Free)
My niece got some gorgeous rhubarb from a friend’s garden, and we searched for sweet and savory recipes that sounded really good. We ended up with sweet, and you could do this recipe with a fruit topping, but I wouldn’t. There is no way to describe how scrumptious it is, and gluten free (if you…
Lamb Chili
Portland is always a great destination for me. It’s gorgeous here this time of year (I’ll post pictures soon), and it’s home to some places I love to shop, like Pendelton and Columbia. Of course there are always important food related things to do! We got to try liege waffles at a great little spot,…
Pandan Thai
My brother and I were getting ready to go on our Portland (OR) trip, and I went up to the DFW area a day ahead of time, to catch an early morning flight. Much to our surprise, we found a great little Thai restaurant, in Crowley (outside Ft Worth), Pandan Thai Kitchen. My brother had…