Healthy food, fresh ingredients, simple reci[es

It's raining today, here in the Vendée, much like it has been most of the summer.

Shrimp, Avocado and Olive Pasta Question: Can one actually ruin Campbell's Green Bean Casserole? Answer: Apparently I can.

Pasta with Sausage, Chard and Pesto Rosso, easy dinner with leftover pesto rosso

Tagliatelle with Shrimp, Avocado and Pesto, an easy pasta main course using purchased pesto

Spaghetti and Meatballs with Mushroom and Chard Sauce, easy one dish dinner

Stir-Fried Ground Beef, Asparagus, Red Pepper and Peas - an easy stir-fry for spring in under 30 minutes.

Make Barbecue in your slow cooker? Why not? it's easy and perfect for those cold, snowy months when you crave barbecue

Sausage, Pepper and Goat Cheese Quiche, made the easy, healthier way, with a rice crust

Australian makes some of the best wines in the world and organic wines are increasingly easy to source.

These are super easy stuffed peppers that cook right in the same skillet you made the stuffing in.

The last of the chard and first of the butternut squash add flavor and color to this easy skillet dinner

This easy quiche has a rice crust which, for me, is much easier than making pastry.

This easy grilled chicken breast has a sauce that doubles as a marinade.

Summer cooking is about grilling - and about being easy.

I can't buy any of the many varieties of canned 'baked beans' that are available in the US.