Williams-Sonoma has a series of fantastic cookbooks, and I just happen to have their Mayo Clinic cookbook. Eve

Don't you feel good about yourself when you eat a healthy salad? I love salads with lots of crunchy, fresh ing

Sorry, I’m still not a fan of lamb. I know - I’m crazy according to most people. My husband is one of thos

Want a quick way to get heart healthy salmon on the table? Try this recipe from Real Simple. It uses a very ea

The other day I hosted a birthday party for a very good friend. We had a wonderful time. Good food, good frien

I prefer English cucumbers, so I grew them in my garden this year. I wasn't sure if they would be a success, b

Okay, I'm  not sure that I can technically call this Pizza "Caprese," since Caprese is really an Italian sala

I had a gigantic acorn squash in my garden the other day. It was as big as a house! Just kidding. Still, I cou

I found this pork chop recipe on Ingredients, Inc., by Alison Lewis. I don't often cook with five spice powde

I have a lovely daughter. She's smart and beautiful, but unlike her mother, she doesn't do a lot of cooking. D

Salmon is becoming the new chicken in my house. We have salmon at one meal a week, so coming up with new recip

How about a quick marinade for your favorite steaks? This recipe from RecipeZaar is easy enough. I think it co

I'm still shopping at the farmer's markets, and fresh corn is now tops on my list. Tonight we tried a new gril

Do you want an easy to make,  healthy dessert that will make your family happy? Try this baked apple recipe.

Are you looking for ways to perk up those same old vegetables? Try steaming your veggies with your favorite he

Are you tired of my turkey recipes yet? Well, sorry, but I have one more. With just two of us in the house, a

Chili is one of my favorite foods. It's so full of filling, spicy ingredients. This easy chili recipe fits rig

Potatoes and I are good friends. I love their starchy, creamy texture, and new potatoes top my favorites list.

I have no idea who Rosemarie is, but she has the best recipe for fruit cobbler I've had in a long while. I fou

  In my opinion, it's a crime if you don't take advantage of the fresh basil we have available this time

Okay, I'm getting the hang of cooking with six ingredients. The key is to take a recipe and use key ingredient

So, I have a new challenge. The challenge is to come up with recipes with six ingredients. I don't have to cou

The start of a new cooking challenge is always fun for me. Keeping to my commitment to post recipes with six i

My children are grown now. I miss them, so any chance I get, I talk them into coming over to eat. The offer of

I have an interesting garden this year. Lots of kale, squash and English cucumbers. The  cucumbers growing in

What a great start for my cooking challenge of the month! Locally grown tomatoes, fresh basil from the garden,

Talk about a healthy salmon meal! Heart healthy salmon and leafy green kale. This is probably the easiest reci

I’ve said before that we aren’t big pasta eaters in my house, but now that you can buy tasty whole wheat p

Broccoli is one of my most favorite foods. I love it raw, steamed, roasted and in stir fry recipes. It goes wi

How many zucchini bread recipes can you possibly have? Many, many this time of year. I have zucchini coming ou

When it comes to food, summer is my favorite season. The produce we have to choose from is so fresh and colorf

Years ago, my daughter had a bad experience with sweet potatoes. Someone had made a mashed sweet potato casser

As I have said in previous posts, I'm not a big fan of mushrooms. My husband loves them, and especially loves

Lamb chops are growing on me. As you can see from the picture, I bought a few thick lamb chops from Costco. Yo

If you are a follower of healthy eating magazines, websites, blogs, etc., you can't miss the fact that wild sa

One of the sources of protein recommended by my doctor during my wheat and gluten free exile from food, is lam