Lisa on March 1st, 2010

Who says a tuna casserole can’t be glamorous?  (Or gorgeous, for that matter.)  It’s simply a matter of choosing your cheeses wisely — scrumptious cheese makes for a scrumptious casserole.  For this concoction, I was fortunate to have a complementary selection of cheeses on hand: herbed Brie, English Stilton, and Dutch Parrano (which is a [...]

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Lisa on September 18th, 2009

What do you get when you cross a French cheese with a corn tortilla?  A crispy, creamy lunch or snack.  How do you make it even better?  Add a freshly-sliced pear!  The only trick to making this quick-but-classy meal is not scorching the tortillas, an easy feat as long as you keep the heat at [...]

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Lisa on September 2nd, 2009

An egg is a nearly-perfect food, replete in vitamins and minerals (except Vitamin C) and with more accessible protein than a steak.  It’s comes in convenient packaging and can be eaten in every conceivable way — baked, hard-boiled, scrambled, souffléd, pan-fried, poached, even raw (although the latter is only advisable if you’re on a first-name [...]

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Lisa on July 15th, 2009

Ever seen a bowl of soup that had tomato in one side and split-pea in the other?  Perhaps with a line of cream down the middle?  It’s a bit like modern art in a soupbowl. As a kid, I always used to want the red-and-green option…despite the fact that I didn’t  like split-pea soup.  The [...]

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