Lisa on September 26th, 2011

Dried fruit + nuts + seeds = an incredibly handy snack. Even dinner if need be. (Like when you land in an European city late at night on a Sunday and realize that NOTHING is open.) In this case, the trail mix is breakfast. If you don’t have any “official” trail mix on hand — [...]

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Lisa on March 4th, 2011

Over a year ago, I wrote about incorporating spiced almonds into salads — the crunchy, flavorful almonds are a perfect contrast to silken baby spinach and juicy pears.  Lately, though, I’ve been spicing everything from almonds to Brazilian nuts and then enjoying them as stand-alone snacks.  The formula is simple: choose your nut, choose your [...]

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Lisa on October 20th, 2010

Some things in life are just worth being picky about, no matter how much they cost (okay, within reason) or how far you have to go to seek them out (which, in the Internet Age, usually isn’t too far).   I’d say cheese, beer, and chocolate fall into that “picky is good” category.  You can [...]

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Lisa on August 6th, 2010

Traditional fats are one of the building blocks of food: they carry flavor, they provide a creamy taste and texture, and they have more nutrients per gram than their cousins carbohydrates and proteins.  (When I say “traditional” fats, I mean fats from whole foods — both plant and animal — not man-made, refined fats that [...]

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Lisa on February 10th, 2010

While many cultures have a “little bites” tradition — Middle Eastern mezze, Russian zakuski, Italian antipasto — it seems like the Spaniards are the most passionate about theirs.  Tapas bars are everywhere you look in Spain, and diners are just as likely to make a full meal of tapas as they are to sit down [...]

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Lisa on December 23rd, 2009

Normally, I don’t ballyhoo specific brands, but when there’s one company doing something right (out of hundreds that aren’t), they deserve special mention, and perhaps even a recipe or two developed just to suit their product…especially when that recipe makes an incredibly satisfying and fresh breakfast in one minute flat. Enter Lärabar:  the only snack [...]

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