About Lisa Johnson
By day and even some nights, Lisa Johnson works as a Contract Attorney. In Lisa's spare time, she practices yoga, tends to her many plants in her sun room, loves to travel, drive her Beetle, take pictures, and bake sweets for family and friends.
Lisa blogs about all these things and anything else that strikes her fancy on her blog Anali's First Amendment. Lisa lives just south of Boston in historic Quincy, Massachusetts.
- More baking suggestions + Cake
- Posted by Lisa Johnson on Mar 8th, 2008
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If you remember this post, I said that I’d be writing a series of posts to help you get baking. ...
- Short, Sweet, & Savory
- Posted by Lisa Johnson on Feb 22nd, 2008
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I’m not usually a huge fan of shortbread, but I could not get this particular recipe out of my mind. ...
- So you want to start baking?
- Posted by Lisa Johnson on Jan 18th, 2008
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Happy New Year! This post is the first in a series of posts with some hints to help you get ...
- Seasons Eatings
- Posted by Lisa Johnson on Dec 19th, 2007
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It’s the season for spices. Ginger gets a lot of attention. Cinnamon too. Nutmeg – not so much. It’s also ...
- Cookies for Thursday
- Posted by Lisa Johnson on Nov 21st, 2007
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Not that this Thursday is special or anything. Its just Thanksgiving! One of my favorite holidays. Great food. Family and ...
- Cake fit for a President
- Posted by Lisa Johnson on Nov 6th, 2007
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A few weeks ago, I pulled a “Dorothy” and explored the concept of there being no place like home. I ...
- Give the sprout a chance!
- Posted by Lisa Johnson on Oct 18th, 2007
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The Brussels sprout is a much-maligned vegetable. As far back as I can remember, I’ve always loved them and was ...
- Chocolate goodness
- Posted by Lisa Johnson on Oct 1st, 2007
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My coffee addiction began when I visited Paris. I’ve tried, but have not been able to get over either of ...
- Breaking bread
- Posted by Lisa Johnson on Sep 10th, 2007
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It happened again. The time that returns every year when I realize that the pieces of bread that I’ve been ...
- Serendipity at a Food Blogher’s conference
- Posted by Lisa Johnson on Aug 15th, 2007
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How can I condense all that happened at the Blogher Conference in Chicago? I can’t. This is just one more ...
- A sherbet In time
- Posted by Lisa Johnson on Jul 20th, 2007
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This is my summer of homemade ice cream. My ice cream maker has earned its keep in my freezer and ...
- Take me out to the ballgame
- Posted by Lisa Johnson on Jun 28th, 2007
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Ah yes, the boys of summer are back and playing their hearts out. This is what my Fantasy Baseball Team ...
- The little black dress of foods - zucchini
- Posted by Lisa Johnson on Jun 2nd, 2007
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A few weeks ago I bought some zucchini. I had planned to make a stir-fry with some onions and chicken, ...
- A Taste of Yellow
- Posted by Lisa Johnson on May 10th, 2007
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007, is LiveStrong Day. LiveStrong Day is the Lance Armstrong Foundation's grassroots advocacy initiative to unify people ...
- We all scream for ice cream
- Posted by Lisa Johnson on Apr 24th, 2007
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Over the last few weeks, our nation’s collective emotions have been put through the ringer. At times like these, comfort ...
- Eat dessert first
- Posted by Lisa Johnson on Apr 6th, 2007
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I love trying out new places to eat around Boston, especially places that serve sweets. A few months ago, I ...
- Boston blues
- Posted by Lisa Johnson on Mar 16th, 2007
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When I was younger and my parents and their siblings would get together, they would always talk about the past. ...
- Around the world by cookie
- Posted by Lisa Johnson on Feb 27th, 2007
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Since I started blogging almost a year ago, a whole new world of people has opened up to me. The ...
- You know you want some
- Posted by Lisa Johnson on Feb 12th, 2007
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It’s almost Valentine’s Day and whether you’re married, single, or something in between, you would probably like to get a ...
- All aboard the S.S. Mahi-Mahi!
- Posted by Lisa Johnson on Feb 1st, 2007
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I was born two weeks before "Gilligan’s Island" premiered on television in September 1964. Looking back, I must remember the ...