Healthy food, fresh ingredients, simple reci[es

White and Red Beans with Tomatoes and Sage, easy side dish that works well with roast or grilled meats

Baked Cod with Red Peppers and Olives, easy fish with the flavors of Morocco

Bean and Basil Salad, with chopped onion and tomato, an easy, do-ahead vegetable salad

I didn't use a mortar and pestle, but the ingredients are traditional for this easy Home Made Pesto Sauce

Wilted Rainbow Chard Salad with Ham and Onion, easy summer vegetables

Chard and Tomato Gratin, use the best of the summer garden in this easy dish.

Bread Baking Babes prove that making crackers is easy with these healthy, seedy crackers

Zucchini Timbales with Basil and Tomato, an easy first course or add bread and a cup of soup for a light lunch

This easy Asparagus Prosciutto Gratin works equally well as a first course or vegetable side dish.

Summer Salad Season - start with this easy Chicken Salad with Potatoes and Asparagus, then start making your own easy dressings.

Use purchased phyllo to make easy samosas and cigars.

Easy salad for Sunday Supper - Chicken Teriyaki Salad with Peanut Vinaigrette, and another lost weekend.

Spring salads with Asparagus, Spinach and Shrimp - easy dinner to end the week

Brined, Barbecued Pork Tenderloin, with home-made barbecue sauce.

Warm Barley and Chard Salad, using both the leaves and the stems of Swiss chard.

Ham, Asparagus and Mozzarella Salad - perfect easy salad supper for a hot summer night

Savoy or green cabbage is leafier than the traditional white cabbage.

One more dish for Thanksgiving… I originally posted this 3 years ago – but for anyone looking for a quick, easy holiday dessert this is it.