Healthy food, fresh ingredients, simple reci[es

Bell Peppers Stuffed with Mushrooms, Beef and Barley and a creamy brown sauce - perfect for fall dinners

Glazed Grilled Salmon, flavored with Orange and Soy Sauce, a salty sweet combination

Stir-Fried Turkey with Chard and White Summer Squash, easy and fresh with late summer produce.

Puff Pastry Pizza with Pesto Rosso, Tomatoes, Fresh Mozzarella and Basil

Tomato Soup, make it and freeze it for a bit of summer in the cold of winter

Summer Couscous is one of the easiest side dishes to make - plus a wee rant on real food

White Zucchini with Tomatoes - the best from the summer garden.

Moroccan Lamb and Vegetable Kebabs, fragrant and slightly spicy, serve over fragrant Basmati Rice or couscous

French Potato Salad is a light summer salad flavored with lots of tarragon anc chives

Salmon Chaud Froid, with a Pesto Rosso Mayonnaise Sauce, gourmet hot weather main course.

Creamed Rainbow Chard, with a bit of hot mustard to make it interesting

Green Bean and Tomato Pasta Salad, with the first veggies from the garden

Grilled Chicken With Tarragon and Capers tucked under the skin with a lemon pepper sauce to baste

Grilled Potato Salad; harvesting the shallots and the debate continues.

Stir-fried Shrimp with Snow Peas and Green Garlic on Basmati Rice; a stir-fry for spring

Stir-Fried Lemon Chicken, with Green Garlic and Red Peppers, easy and colorful, for spring

Spaghetti With Asparagus, Green Garlic fresh spring Herbs and Parmesan; and easy, spring side dish or vegetarian main course

Risotto with Snow Peas, Carrots, Green Garlic and Italian Sausage - a main dish risotto for spring.