

Red Beets (Beetroot) and Red Onions make a great winter salad to add color and flavor to your table.

Something different: instead of cheese, I filled them with bacon and fried onions.

Toss chunks of butternut squash in a skillet with some onion and herbs for a quick side dish

A large onion, hollowed, filled with bacon and topped with cheese makes a fun first course.

Roast Chicken with Carrots, Potatoes, Shallots, Red Onion and Celery

Braised Lamb in Red Wine with Shallots, Onion and Bacon

Pizza with sliced Fresh Tomatoes, Red Onion Marmalade, Sausage and Mozzarella - easy pizza for two

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

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

Grilled Salmon with Red Onion Confit, the salmon is slightly smoked and grilled with a cover of dill and salt

Would you still be fit if you didn’t have to be? While you ponder that question, have a slice of quiche….

Ratatouille: a cooked melange of summer vegetables that originated in Nice and is popular, in various versions, throughout the Mediterranean countries.