Healthy food, fresh ingredients, simple reci[es

Finish cooking the pasta in the skillet adds flavor to the pasta and thickens the sauce.

This is a quick main course for two - even if you have to boil the gnocchi first (I do).

The polenta that I get is quick-cooking (not instant) and cooks in 5 minutes, after starting to boil.

These are made similar to Osso Bucco - the long, slow cooking needed for tender meat.

Fresh lemons and capers make an easy pan sauce for sautéed chicken breasts.

Rutabagas, or Swedes as they are known in some places, are a yellow turnip.

A simple rub and easy, home-made barbecue sauce makes this 30 minute main course perfect for summer

Serve room temp or chilled, this is a quick and easy summer side or addition to your picnic.

This is a quick main course: tender veal steaks topped with savory mushrooms.

I make a large batch of these and keep them on hand for nibbling in the summer.

This is a summer salad but made in the kitchen - using a single skillet.