Wednesday I took a day trip to the Round Rock area. We hadn’t been to IKEA in a while, so that was our main destination. Luckily, I got out of there without doing much damage to my finances. I ended up with a few little things, and frozen shrimp was one of things I brought…
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!
Gardening July 2014
We’re pretty consistent with our vegetable production this year. I planted squash late to avoid the squash bugs, and so far it’s been successful. I harvested our first white squash this week. There’s a volunteer butternut squash plant that came up from one of the compost stacks, and it’s started producing. Of course, I harvested…
Quick Salsa
Our friend, Tommy, has a delicious salsa recipe, and it’s really quick. You’ll never buy salsa again, once you try this. It is, of course, my way of making his salsa! PrintQuick Salsa Ingredients1 (28 oz can) whole tomatoes, drained 1 jalapeño, seeded and chopped 1 cup chopped cilantro 1 1/2 TBSP dried chopped onions…
Gin Hole 2014
I can’t believe our good fortune this year, the creek is still good enough to float around in. It’s such a great way to spend a relaxing afternoon. I haven’t been able to convince Dixie to come for a swim yet, but she is wading!
Salsa Squash
My father-in-law has enough yellow squash for at least half of the city this year! Ours hasn’t started producing, so it’s great that he’s willing to share. I wanted a new casserole this summer, and something with a Tex-Mex flair. My testers said this was a winner. It’s a delicious way to use a lot…