Healthy food, fresh ingredients, simple reci[es

Bean Soup with Ham, a hearty winter soup that is easy to make and keeps well in fridge or freezer

Skillet Chicken with Peppers, serve with rice, quinoa or pasta for an easy dinner

Stuffed Yellow Peppers, with Beef and Orzo, redolent with spices from Mediterranean

Baked Salmon with Horseradish, sweet salmon with a bit of heat.

I’ve decided to re-post my favorite Christmas cookies.

Baked Salmon with Mustard Sauce, the yogurt cools the heat of the hot mustard and works well with the slightly sweet salmon.

Traditionally made with steak this is easier and just as good with pork chops.

Braised Veal with Garlic, the sauce of garlic, tomatoes and bread crumbs is creamy, smooth and perfect over pasta

Coquilles Saint-Jacques - my favorite decadent holiday treat, with scallops, white wine, cream and cheese

Spaghetti Squash Bolognese, variation on the traditional Italian dish.

Turkey Cutlets with Mustard Sauce, made with an egg yolk.

Savory Pork Chops Diablo, a little spice, a little heat flavors these braised chops.

Go directly to recipe Summer! (Maybe the sun will shine here today?!?!) Salads! (We eat lots of them on warm, late summer evenings.

Lemon Chickpea Soup with Bulgur Soup, fragrant with the spices of the souks

Scalloped Potatoes with Ham and Broccoli, mix it together and toss it in the oven, easy dinner while you relax

Ham Pot Pie, this used up the rest of our holiday ham and it's perfect warm, winter comfort food.

Ham, Green Bean and Cherry Tomato Pasta Salad, with a yogurt and mayonnaise dressing.

Chard Leaves Stuffed with Bacon and Mushrooms, finished with a dollop of melted goat cheese