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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

Three screenshots of a TikTok about making chocolate pasta: woman holding a finished bowl of the pasta, another woman tasting it, and the first woman making a happy hand motion

I Tried Giada de Laurentiis’ Recipe for Chocolate Pasta

Have you ever looked at a jar of Nutella and thought, This belongs on pasta? You're not alone.
Four glass mugs of hot chocolate with different toppings: marshmallows, chocolate whipped cream, whipped cream and sprinkles, and marshmallows with a cinnamon stick, all on a wooden table with holiday lights in the background

How to Make a Hot Chocolate Flight for an Extra Cozy Night

Make your holidays a little more festive with this hot chocolate flight! You'll get four different types of cocoa so tasty you won't want to pick a favorite.
Eggnog On a Bowl of Breakfast Cereal

People Are Putting Eggnog on Breakfast Cereal, and We Have Feelings

Is this trend crazy or brilliant? I had to test it myself, so I picked up some eggnog and a box of cereal.