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Risa Lichtman

location-pin Portland, OR

School: Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts

Expertise: Recipe Development; Cooking Techniques; Baking

Risa Lichtman

  • 5 years writing and creating recipes for Taste of Home
  • Chef/owner of Lepage Food & Drinks
  • Lead organizer of the Portland chapter of Queer Soup Night and regularly participates in community-building events and fundraising for local grassroots organizations

Experience

Risa Lichtman is a chef and writer living in Portland, Oregon. In addition to writing and developing recipes for Taste of Home, she's the chef/owner of Lepage Food & Drinks, a small food company featuring Jewish seasonal fare, providing takeaway all around Portland and running a soup group—like a CSA but for soup! Risa weaves her passion for local, sustainable and ethically sourced food into her writing. She lives with her wife, Jamie, their dogs, Cannoli and Reuben, their cat, Sylvia, and four chickens.

Education

  • Vanderbilt University, bachelor's in creative writing
  • Bar-Ilan University, master's in creative writing
  • Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts, culinary degree

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Articles & Recipes

Overhead shot of Banoffee Pie in a large pie plate; sliced and served on two plates; with a fork resting on a light green napkin; all set on a marble-textured surface

Banoffee Pie

Need a showstopper dessert that doesn't require baking the day away? This banoffee pie recipe is the answer.
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Sephardic Charoset

This Sephardic charoset is perfect for your Passover table and to have on hand throughout the week.
closeup square shot of a Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread on a white plate; white icing that covers the top and cascades down the sides, the plate sits on a dark gray or charcoal colored surface, in the upper left corner, there's a light pink napkin or cloth, and in the upper right, a dark brown cup or mug is partially visible

Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread

You won't be able to resist a plate of warm, sticky, sweet cinnamon roll monkey bread. It's easy to make since two tubes of refrigerated cinnamon rolls are the base for the deliciously doughy treat.