Recent Recipes
Chop Salad with Grapefruit and Avocado: Tuesday, December 23, 2025
We’ll keep dinner relatively light tonight. The combination of the sharp citrus of grapefruit, the buttery richness of avocado and the savory flavor of hard-boiled egg make up the essence of the chop salad.
Add some jicama if you can find it. If no jicama is available use chopped Savoy cabbage. Dress this special salad with cilantro/lime dressing.
You can add all kinds of chopped items to a salad like this, but I think you’ll find this particular combination very satisfying.
Pick up a nice Artisan roll to go along with the meal.
Aglio e Olio Pasta with Kale and Shrimp: Friday, December 5, 2025
Tonight we’ll incorporate dark leafy greens into a bowl of aglio e olio pasta. (That’s pronounced “ah-lyo ay oh-lee-oh. The g is silent.) The Aglio e Olio Sauce is tweaked with a little infusion of truffle oil. Browned mushrooms, smoky tempeh and freshly cooked shrimp add umami to this flavor festival worthy of any upscale bistro.
Warm Lentil/Arugula Salad: Thursday, December 4, 2025
Throw some lentils on to cook to get things started tonight. Let them cool slightly and enjoy them in this lovely warm lentil/arugula salad. Top the salad with sweet, fresh strawberries, toasted almonds and feta crumbles.
Pour a glass of your favorite chilled summer beverage and enjoy some leisurely dining on a warm summer evening.
Turkey á l’orange: Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Several cultures might lay claim to orange sauce. Tonight you’ll combine flavor profiles from Asia and France to make Turkey a l‘Orange. It sounds fancy, but it’s just a snazzy way of using up leftovers.
Partner plant-based Chick’n Strips or leftover dark meat from your Thanksgiving turkey with snow peas, sweet peppers and browned mushrooms . These ingredients are smothered with a yummy orange sauce featuring spicy Asian condiments and French influenced rosemary. It’s served over wholesome brown rice and topped with chopped tomatoes.
Pasta Prima Vera with Lemon/Basil Sauce: Tuesday, December 2, 2025
We’re fortunate to have fresh zucchini, mushrooms and even basil available year-round in most regions of the country. Tonight you’ll take advantage of those ingredients with a yummy Prima Vera Pasta.
Seared zucchini rounds, mushrooms, onions and peppers are paired with savory Great Northern beans in a bright lemon/basil sauce.
Crunchy Bok Choy Stir-fry: Monday, December 1, 2025
One of my favorite vegetables joins the multilayered crunch brigade that parades across your pallet tonight. Crisp bok choy and sliced water chestnuts are supported by toasted slivered almonds in a crunchy explosion of flavor-loaded stir-fry.
Bok choy is a small but significant member of the regiment of miracle foods standing by to ensure your good health.