Healthy food, fresh ingredients, simple reci[es

Southwestern Lentils, make them as hot as you like with your favorite chiles

Pasta Salad with Sausage, Celery and Cherry Tomatoes

Do not believe bloggers and chefs that tell you risotto is hard - or that you have to 'stir constantly'.

I always have carrots in the fridge and rice in the pantry so this easy gratin can be made anytime.

As I’m racing down the bike path last week, lost in thought, as usual; aiming for the big leaves to get a nice noisy crunch, as usual; I found myself aiming for the chestnuts to get a nice ‘splat’.

Three Lentil Soup with Butternut Squash and Ham - it's soup season!

I told the Bread Baking Babes to Stuff It! The bread, that is.

Pork Steak with Mustard Brown Sauce; treating a tender, lean cut of pork like a steak makes a quick, economical dinner

Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp, the best of spring in an easy dessert

Spring Pasta With Asparagus and Peas, celebrate the season with fresh asparagus - and peas if you can find them (or use frozen)

Sausage and Crème Fraiche Quiche, I switched - this has a potato crust and it's so easy!