Herb and Garlic Biscuits make a great savory breakfast with cheesy eggs, or alongside soup for dinner.

Soul-warming hearty Beef Barley Soup chock full of mushrooms, greens and wine.

Cranberry sauce scented with vanilla and orange

Jeweled persimmon tart with an easy press-in crust.

Easy fresh vegetable side dish that quickly coaxes the best out of Brussels sprouts, with a little bling from Parmesan and sweet dates.

Great pre-Halloween healthy dinner with the gory factor. Can be called Incredible Hulk Innards or Popeye Pasta.

Healthy dinner bowl of roasted vegetables.

Lightly spicy chicken stew for filling tacos, tostadas or burritos.

Browned butter gives these a nutty undertone, in a deeply flavored banana bar that will satisfy blondie lovers.

Copycat version of gluten-free vegetarian Spaghetti Squash Casserole from True Food Kitchen restaurant.

Garden-fresh tomatoes only need simple poaching in olive oil for a memorable dinner.

Root Beer Coconut Ice Cream and root beer soda double the pleasure. You’ll never look back.

Four fruits and vegetables make this red Watermelon Breakfast Smoothie a healthy and sweet breakfast.

Chunky Plum Salsa Cruda great use for summer plums and tomatoes on grilled fish, poultry, steak or pasta.

Main dish Pastrami-Swiss Summer Vegetable Salad

Grilled Caesar Salad — smoky, crisp around the edges, perfect paired with wine.

Moroccan Goat Yogurt with Dates and Preserved Lemon

Lacquered Short Ribs in the Slow Cooker.

No nightshades, no tomatoes in this No-Mato Sauce.

A very patriotic Red, White and Blue Fruit and Cheese Salad

Orange & Vegetable Smoothie — vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free explosion of flavor and neon color.

Strawberry-Citrus Frappe – natural fruit juice slushie (vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free).