A tale of two veggies: broiled zucchini and tomato.

Ciambotta with grated Parmesan and crusty brown bread. Ciambotta, pronounced 'chom-bought' in my world, is essentially a summer vegetable stew. The dish is popular throughout southern Italy and not only do the ingredients vary by region, so does the name. In Calabria it's ciambrotta, and in Basilicata it's as I spell it here, and in Campania it is cianfotta. But no matter how you say it, it's delicious and for me, a wonderful comfort food. When my mother made this when I w

This Spanish rice is a meal by itself but pairs well with all sorts of sides and add-ins.

French Onion Soup Au Gratin to warm your soul and tantalize your senses.

Don't hide the zucchini in your muffins; celebrate if in these savory cheesy delights!

Squash soup by any other name.... this is a lovely Autumn Bisque, and can be tweaked to use any or all of your autumn bounty.

Zucchini fritters are another great way to use up all of that end-of-season harvest.

Cheddar cheese soup with a handful of ingredients you probably have on hand.

Spinach stuffed bread. There is no limit to the combination of ingredients that can go into a stuffed bread. This time, I used sliced...

Simple and satisfying, mushroom barley soup with caramelized onions and blistered tomatoes to round out the flavor.

This experiment of miso shitake pasta came from my need to play with recently purchased dehydrated shitake mushrooms. Delicious!

Faro salad is a more nutritional carb option that can be a simple side or with the addition of your favorite protein, a total meal.

Caramelized onions, bacon, and 3 cheeses make this French Onion flatbread irresistible!

No one will know that this beautiful sliced tuna steak salad plate is repurposed leftovers!

Caprese salad, beautifully delicious and beyond simple to make.

Soup's On! Hot & Sour, John Lennon, and May Pang. Yes, they all do relate....

If you cook a whole well fed duck, and there's someone in your world who likes pate, this recipe is for you!

Herb roasted veggies can accompany pretty much any entree. The dish is easy to make and beautiful to look at!

This twice baked potato is great for leftover baked potato and anything you have around to stuff it with.

Blood orange ginger coleslaw is easy to make and has lots of uses.