LightLisha

about me

I am a single mother of a toddler.
I have a BA in English and an MSW in Health, Mental Health, and Disability.
I have been cooking and baking since I could unwrap a package of cream cheese (my Mom used to sell cheesecake to local dinner clubs and restaurants.
I grew up eating food my mother prepared from scratch. Our meals were often eclectic: Ants Creeping in the Trees (a Chinese dish w/o ants), Mah Pose Bean Curd, Spinach Lasagna, Taco Salad, Burritos, Kasha, homemade yogurt, homemade cheese, and lots of other great stuff.
Now, I have a family full of vegans and meat eaters.
I tend to shy away from meat in my own diet, but that is only b/c I don't have a taste for it.
I love to manipulate recipes and try to maximize nutrition in everything I make without compromising taste, texture, or quality.
For years my favorite recipes have come from Bon Appetite, but now I am a die-hard Recipezaar fan.
I love web2.0 and you can check out my extensive links to everything I find interesting at the website below.
http://del.icio.us/LightLisha

Favorite Foods:

I am famous for my cheesecake and pie crust.
My favorite restaurants are both closed they were Buffalo Rome and Cybeles in Buffalo, NY. They were both closed due to factors relating to unpaid taxes.
I love when I have the time and energy to prepare something exotic and complicated and delicate and very yummy.

http://del.icio.us/LightLisha