Not too long ago, I bought some lovely reddish colored sweet potatoes. They turned out to be really, really sweet. This is a great way to make them simply scrumptious, without putting some casserole together. It’s a great side, anytime. The flat sides are a bit chewy from the natural sugar of the potato caramelizing….
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!
Molasses Cookies
Since I didn’t cook at the lodge this past week, I decided it was a good time to go through some boxes of cookbooks and recipes, and do some culling and organization. I love a great molasses cookie, and although some of the instructions on this one were a bit sketchy, I filled in the…
Bonnell’s Restaurant Ft Worth
Took a day trip to Ft. Worth this week, and our first stop was Bonnell’s Restaurant, near the intersection of 183 and Bryant Irvin Blvd. It was amazing, way more than I expected. I’m always searching for good restaurants in an area where I’m traveling. Bonnell’s is a Texas farm to table restaurant, and uses…
Green Beans and Mushrooms
One more green bean recipe – gives Mark Bittman’s remark about recipes, even more clarity – there are really only 9 recipes! PrintGreen Beans and Mushrooms Total Time: 30 minutes Yield: Serves 8-10 Ingredients2 lbs fresh green beans or haricots verts* 2 TBSP bacon grease, or extra virgin olive oil 1 TBSP butter 1/3 cup…
Colcannon Plus
Happy 2015. We celebrated with a special colcannon. I made it into a one dish meal of deliciousness. I used kale instead of cabbage, because I like it better, and I threw a few broccoli leaves in with it. If you haven’t read anything about broccoli leaves yet, they are the new superfood, twice as…