Lisa on September 24th, 2010

Dips are fantastically fabulous: you can make them out of nearly any ingredients that you can purée, you can serve them with a variety of dippers (crackers, tortilla chips, raw veggies, etc.), and if you make the dip less thick, it becomes a sauce for pasta, a marinade for meats, even a spread for sandwiches.  [...]

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Lisa on February 14th, 2009

In honor of Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d write about hearts.  Specifically, artichoke hearts. From a visual standpoint, no other vegetable is as intriguing and layered as a fresh artichoke–not even onions have more layers.  Artichokes also possess an unusual, almost-sweet taste, one that hovers at the edge of your tongue and challenges you to [...]

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Lisa on February 12th, 2009

Greek yogurt–thick and rich and consisting simply of milk, cream and cultures–is a staple in my refrigerator.  Not only is it a fantastic stand-in for sour cream, if you want fruity yogurt, you’re far better off blending your own by adding fresh fruit to Greek yogurt than buying any of the commercially-prepared fruity yogurts.  The [...]

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