Lisa on May 28th, 2010

As already mentioned in my previous post, I love pineapples.  (When I was attending a Spanish-language school in Costa Rica, our chosen names were a combination of our favorite fruit + our favorite color.  That made me Piña Violeta, or “purple pineapple.”)  Most of the time, I cut up a fresh pineapple and eat it; [...]

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Lisa on February 24th, 2010

Cabbages aren’t exactly the hottest item on the vegetable menu:  they don’t have the slim elegance of a green bean or the curvy voluptuousness of an eggplant.  From Sauerkraut to Asian cabbage-parcel soups, however, they do feature prominently in most world cuisines.  (To achieve the latter, stuff a leaf, tie it off with chives, and [...]

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Lisa on June 22nd, 2009

Although I don’t have much of a sweet tooth (these cookies are dusted with sea salt), when I get the urge to bake cookies, I reach for sucanat.  It stands for “sugar cane natural” and is essentially dried sugar cane–no more, no less.  It’s the only cane sugar that has not been stripped, refined, and [...]

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Lisa on August 11th, 2008

A long-time friend asked me to post this recipe.  Seeing as it’s probably been four years since he last had it, I consider his request to be the ultimate compliment!  Here it is:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup quick-cooking barley (you can also use quinoa or couscous)
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon [...]

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