Grilled Chicken with Marinated Peppers, a perfect summer dinner, and a perfect pairing with Chardonnay from my book “100 Perfect Pairings”

This dish featuring pounded chicken breasts is springtime in a skillet, full of light, bright flavors and colors.

This bright, fruity tomato sauce comes together in about 20 minutes, and features fresh herbs, fennel seed, and a dash of hot sauce.

Pasta with Speedy Tomato Sauce, from a post about how to make perfect pasta.

A great everyday bread. Hearty. Whole grainy. Great as toast with peanut butter. Awesome for a turkey, tuna, or egg salad sandwich.

This post about tips for cooking chicken features a Mexican-inspired stew with chicken, peppers, onions, beans, corn, and olives

Classic Cobb Salad, a perfect combination of poached chicken, avocado, bacon, blue cheese, tomatoes, and a tangy, creamy vinaigrette.

8 tips for buying and using berries, plus my recipe for amazing Strawberry Rosemary Muffins

Ground lamb, for juicy, flavorful oomph, plus a thick blue cheese sauce laced with coarsely chopped basil

Comfort food-y yet thoroughly modern Salted Cherry Almond Oatmeal Cookies

Light and bright, but grand and elegant. Pork that’s perfect for Easter and spring entertaining. How to make a spiral cut roast.

Sesame-Hoisin Pork Tenderloin and Carrots is quick, easy, and delicious. A simple sauce, made from 3 ingredients, delivers BIG flavor.

Tender, slice-and-bake cookies jam-packed with fruit, nuts, and chocolate. As great for gift-giving as they are for self-indulging.

Apple-licious Crostada celebrates apple season and the straight-ahead pure, sweet flavor of fresh apples. Simple and sensational!

Colorful Vegetable and Lentil Soup–a simple, soulful soup for summer and early fall, PLUS tips for when your cooking gets too salty

Cornmeal-Crusted Petrale with Tomato-Tarragon Relish, and why counting ingredients is doing it all wrong.

Make summer entertaining easy with this crazy-simple but ridiculously indulgent Steaks with Lemon-Thyme Butter.