Don’t wrinkle up your nose! These tomato sauce, garlic and herb marinated Brussels sprouts are fantastic & perfect on an antipasto tray.

After pouring over multiple cookbooks, I uncovered this old recipe for Spicy Persimmon Brunch Cake that used a most interesting method…

Eat your veggies in a soft, spiced up Sweet Potato-Pecan Cookie!

Cranberry Nut Granola. Seasonal flavors without the guilt. It’s also my Thanksgiving dinner party favor for my guests.

Go ahead and indulge over the holidays. This Silky Cauliflower Soup with Parmesan Crisps will be waiting for you when it’s all over!

Another Tasty Tales story and my recipe for the best oatmeal raisin cookies I’ve ever made or tasted.

Mix in the evening, bake the next morning and have fresh coffeecake for breakfast.

A delicious & healthy one-pot meal of Black Bean and Chicken Chili with Butternut Squash and Swiss Chard.

Pumpkin Doughnut Drops.

Crock Pot Minestrone. So hearty and so satisfying. Tastes like you fussed over it all day, but no one needs to know that you didn’t!

Candied walnuts and Gorgonzola top this Roasted Beet and Peach Salad with Shallot Vinaigrette, but you could use apples or pears instead.

Who needs take-out when you can make this in less than 15 minutes?

A late season harvest of fresh peaches makes a delicious Fresh Peach and Avocado Salsa served over Alaskan halibut.

Apricot, cherry and prune filled Kolacky – my family’s recipe.

A double-decker corn and zucchini quesadilla. Pair with soup or salad and you’ve got a full meal or slice small and make into an appetizer.

Banana Brunch Cake. Turn your humble, ripened bananas into this fancy-pants cake the next time you want to be spoiled.

15 minutes and a microwave is all that stands between you and homemade Fig, Orange and Rosemary Jam

Chocolate Zucchini Cake with Orange Glaze. Your late-harvest zucchini will be begging to be put in this cake!

Mascarpone-Gorgonzola-Fig Terrine with Almonds and Lavender Honey, an ambrosial nirvana.

Apple and Hatch green chile turnovers evolved into puff pastry “tacos” stuffed with caramelized apple-chile filling. You need this!

See how these pears are roasted into a simple, sexy dessert. You may need a cold shower.