About Lisa
After 25 years as a local and network anchor, Lisa was just another American mother struggling, and failing, to lose weight. Finally, she cracked the code, and lost 30 pounds, quickly and for good, by doing what she loves: reporting, cooking and eating! The Skinny is the inside story on how she did it, and how you can, too!
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Category Archives: Souper Skinnies
SOUPER SKINNY: LIGHT AND LOVELY SPRING AND SPLIT PEA SOUP
Who doesn’t love Spring? With days growing longer, buds turning into blooms and winter produce giving way to spring’s greens, it’s the season of re-birth and renewal. But in Southern California–with daily highs hitting 80 and nights dipping to 40–spring … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Skinny Sides, Skinny Snacks, Souper Skinnies, Weight Loss
Tagged Healthy Soup, Spring Soup, vegan, vegetarian, weight-loss
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SKINNY SAN FRANCISCO CIOPPINO
Whether or not you’re trying to lose weight, here’s a hearty but super healthy one pot dish that’s perfect on a cold night: Skinny San Francisco Cioppino. An iconic seafood stew that evolved in the late 19th century when Italian … Continue reading
QUICK AND EASY: SKINNY CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP WITH CHEDDAR AND CROUTONS
Here’s a dish that proves you don’t have to give up your favorite “chef crushes” to lose weight, you just have to re-define your relationships: Skinny Cream of Broccoli Soup with Cheddar and Croutons. The original recipe –which I used … Continue reading
QUICK AND EASY AND SUPER SKINNY: SOUTHWESTERN SPICED SALMON WITH BLACK BEAN, CUCUMBER AND MANGO SALSA
In other places in the world, September is the month that the heat of summer gives way to the welcome chill of fall. Sadly for those of us in L.A., September is just a cruel extension of August…but with more … Continue reading
QUICK AND EASY BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPER: GRILLED PORK TENDERLOIN TACOS WITH SKINNY CABBAGE AND FENNEL SLAW
Though I’m a big fan of seasonal cooking, cooking seasonally isn’t just about using the most abundant and freshest local ingredients you can find, it’s also about the time you can find in any given season to turn those fresh … Continue reading
SKINNY SWEET CORN CHOWDER WITH SPICY SEARED SEA SCALLOPS
One of the great things about summer in New England is the abundance of fresh sweet corn and local seafood… And no dish celebrates that seasonal and regional deliciousness quite like a corn and seafood chowder. A few years (and … Continue reading
QUICK AND EASY: SKINNY AND CREAMY LEEK SOUP WITH APPLEWOOD SMOKED BACON
Here’s a new take on a springtime classic: Skinny and Creamy Leek Soup with Applewood Smoked Bacon. It’s a perfect recipe for this time of year… Farmers markets are flooded with fresh leeks and cool spring showers give you a … Continue reading
Posted in Fit For Kids, Quickies, Skinny Sides, Souper Skinnies
Tagged Skinny Bacon, Skinny Leek Soup, Skinny Snacks, skinny soup, Spring
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SOUPER SKINNY TASTE OF TUNISIA: KALE, CHARD AND CHICKPEA STEW WITH LAMB…OVER OH-SO-CLEVER COUSCOUS
For most normal cooks, inspiration can come from just about anywhere…a restaurant, a cookbook, even a book club. But one of the consequences of being a journalist who cooks is that, occasionally, I end up “cooking the news.” And, in … Continue reading
Posted in Fit For Kids, Low Meat Mains, Souper Skinnies
Tagged chickpeas, garbanzo bean, healthy, kale stew, skinny lamb, skinny stew, weight loss
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“PLENTY” SKINNY: ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH WITH INDIAN SPICES, YOGURT AND SEEDS ala OTTOLENGHI
Staring at my winter squash this weekend, I had a mid-winter cookery crisis… though I still loved the sweet and gorgeous gourd, the thrill, it seemed, was gone… But timing is everything…and faster than I could Google “butternut blues,” there … Continue reading
WEIGHT LOSS ROCK STAR: SKINNY AND SPICED WINTER SQUASH SOUP ala STING
So, I was having lunch at Sting’s castle one day… Wow, is that the most obnoxious sentence I’ve ever written? (Answer: Yes, yes it is…!) Is it true? Um, well…sort of… While I did have lunch at Sting’s castle one … Continue reading
