Mushrooms with Butter, Garlic and Croutons

This is a delicious and easy to make mushroom dish. It tastes as good as fancy stuffed mushrooms, but is half the work. My kind of…

Potato and Sweet Potato au Gratin with Herbs

This is not the lightest recipe I've made, but it's a real treat when you are having guests and want to splurge. I love the flavor and color…

Baked Goat Cheese Salad

This is a delicious and easy to make salad that is adapted from Martha Stewart. We skip a few steps to make it much more convenient, but if you're…

Sauteed Spinach with Garlic

This is a delicious and healthy dish that takes 5 minutes to make and goes with almost anything--asian, mediterranean or american. Barefoot Contessa…

Apricot Clafouti With Lavender & Pecans

As many of you know, I like to create desserts that are low in fat & sugar, but high in taste. :) This recipe is no exception. After tasting this…

Sweet Apple Crepes

Vegetarian French Onion Soup

This recipe makes for a great post-exercise fluid/sodium replacement option. I often drink it after workouts on a chilly Fall or Winter’s day. It’s…

Wild Mushroom Soup

Here's a recipe I created for a healthy version of wild mushroom soup. It still tastes rich & creamy, but without all of the fat calories.…

Lentil Salad with Chevre

This salad looks great presented in a butter leaf lettuce cup with a bit more chevre sprinkled on top. You can also use yellow…

A Very Vibrant Vichyssoise

This is vichyssoise like you've never had it before! Not only is it more interesting & flavorful than the traditional version, but I've also reworked…