Make strawberry-mango fruit leather in your oven, no special equipment required! Very little added sugar. Great DIY project!

Red currant jelly is used to glaze fruit tarts, in sauces for grilled meat and is lovely all on its own: on toast, in pastries or yogurt.

Strawberry vanilla syrup is an easy DIY project. Delicious in strawberry milk, ice cream sodas, baking or pancakes.

Easy DIY Strawberry Maple Granola with homemade oven-dried strawberries. No special equipment needed. Vegan & gluten-free.

Achingly sweet, vanilla-scented French-style meringues: impossibly crunchy on the outside with a slightly chewy, sticky center.

This Mediterranean salad of fennel and orange with bulgar in sweet, citrus dressing is healthy, refreshing & easy to prepare.

Salty bleu cheese, sweet apples and the mild anise flavor of the fennel in a mustardy lemon dressing with toasted pecans.

These adorable mini Bundt cakes studded with tart rhubarb make the perfect dessert for spring parties or gifting.

On crostini, this seasonal springtime fava bean puree made with garlic and lemon is an exceptional appetizer or light vegetarian lunch.

A Balsamic vinegar reduction with honey and lime juice pumps up the flavor of your favorite summertime grilled vegetables.

A fruit salad for spring, early summer entertaining and cookouts. Plus a tutorial on how to make a watermelon fruit basket.

My all-time favorite dessert: cookie dough topped with chocolate chip and brown sugar meringue. Halfway cookies!

My aunt’s amazing smoked whitefish salad. The best on a bagel or for brunch.

Green garlic and turnips greens are a perfect match. With lemon juice for brightness, this quick-cooking sauté is great spring side.

Green garlic-basil pesto over fresh spinach tagliatelle topped with a little diced plum tomato to add sweetness and color.

If I were giving a dinner party in spring, this elegant cold pea soup with a touch of mint would undoubtedly be my first course.

A delicately flavored chicken soup seasoned with ginger, garlic and lime and featuring seasonal spring onions.