Healthy food, fresh ingredients, simple reci[es

Go directly to recipe Taupe It's a rather boring color with a bit of a chichi reputation.

Go directly to recipe It's wonderful having a handy husband! If I want an odd shaped bookshelf or a curio cabinet to perfectly fit a certain spot all I have to do is ask.

Go directly to recipe The last year we lived in Minneapolis was the first year of our first retirement, albeit we were far too young.

Go directly to recipe Mon mari et moi agree on a lot of things; we disagree on fewer things and on the rest we agree to disagree.

Lentil and Sausage Pasta with Avocado Sauce garnished with zucchini

What is it about melted cheese that we seem to so love? Grilled cheese sandwiches; mac & cheese; cheese fondue; cheeseburgers; cheese sauces.

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

Capers, olives and green garlic flavor this Mediterranean Tuna Pasta

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

This Pasta with Spinach, Prosciutto and Chevre goes together in the time it takes to cook the pasta.

Pasta with Sausage, Sage and Beans, a simple skillet dinner that is ready in under 30 minutes, made with whole tomatoes and white beans

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

Pasta with Ground Beef, Zucchini and Cherry Tomatoes

Spaghetti Squash and Meatballs, another great dinner with this healthy faux pasta

I made this for dinner, at the usual time, so it was a warm salad.

This is bit heavy on the butter, which makes it ideal for serving over rice or pasta or quinoa.

We had this warm, right after cooking but the few leftovers were just as good cold the next day.