Healthy food, fresh ingredients, simple reci[es

Braised Lamb in Red Wine with Shallots, Onion and Bacon

Pork Lo Mein, made in the slow cooker with peanut butter for a taste of Thai.

Skillet Chicken Thighs Cacciatore, with red peppers, mushrooms and onions; an easy, hearty main course in just 35 minutes

Slow Cooker Thai Pork served over brown Basmati rice for an easy slow cooker dinner

Red Pepper and White Bean Verrine, an easy, light, healthy starter (hors d'oeuvre)

Piquant Chicken Thighs, Slow Cooker, no heat, just lots of flavors.

Stuffed Sweet Onions, Cherry Tomato Sauce - these make a great first course or vegetable side dish.

Grilled Citrus Pork Chops; a simple marinade with lots of bright flavors

Grilled Chicken with an easy, home-made, Molasses Barbecue Sauce.

Savory Beef & Vegetable Kebabs, marinated for a few hours, then grilled.

Chocolate Mocha Bundt Cake with Chocolate Mocha Glaze.

Pasta with Goat Cheese & Cherry Tomatoes - an easy, summer side dish, finished with fresh basil and chives

These Stuffed Red Peppers are almost traditional, but so very much better than the insipid, bitter stuffed green peppers one often sees

Zucchini Ribbons with Goat Cheese, Cherry Tomatoes and Basil.

Brined and Grilled Cornish Hens stay moist and tender after grilling.

Spaghetti with Fresh Tomato Sauce and Basil, simple for summer this no-cook sauce highlights sun-ripened garden tomatoes