Healthy food, fresh ingredients, simple reci[es

Acorn Squash Tart, use leftovers for an easy, but impressive first course

Tomato, White Bean and Pasta Soup, made with fresh tomatoes and basil in summer, canned tomatoes in winter

Baby Pumpkins Stuffed with Beef and Ricotta Cheese, a great holiday first course or light lunch

Baby Pumpkins Stuffed with Creamy Spinach, a great veggie first course or side dish

Miniature Pumpkin, Stuffed with Mushrooms, Walnuts and Bacon, serve as a holiday first course or side dish

Pasta with Sausage, Red Beans and Mustard, an easy one-dish dinner, with a bit of sharp flavors from the mustard

Perfect Fall Pizza, made with puff pastry and sliced tomatoes for a lighter pizza

Grilled Pork Chops with Peanut Marinade, cooks quickly on the grill.

Shrimp, Avocado ad Spinach Salad, am easy salad to end the week.

Basmati Rice with Mushrooms; Green Beans with Mushrooms Whoever thought that putting mushrooms in a can was a good idea ought to be beaten severely about the head and shoulders with a soggy pizza.

Zucchini Pastry Oh! My! God! Ohmygod! Ohmygodohmygodohmygodphmygodphmygod….

Courgette (Zucchini) Gratin August is over.

Butternut Squash with Walnuts and Cheese The bright green, yellow and white courgette, or summer squashes are slowly being replaced by the dusky green, bright orange and cream winter squashes.

Oriental Zucchini Do not, I repeat, DO NOT ever uninstall Internet Explorer 7.

Barley Pilaf Barley! It's not just for soup! As a child, my favorite Campbell's soup was Beef Barley.

Zucchini (Courgette) Stuffed with Orzo and Feta