To give your salad that tart edge, use crisp apples like Empire or Winesap.

Be sure to use crisp apples with a tart edge, such as Empire or Winesap, for this salad.

The apricot preserves give the sauce a nice golden color.

A few Asian ingredients give this dish the flavor of the Far East.

You can use most any greens in place of the Bok Choy, including fresh spinach or napa(Chinese) cabbage.

This salad has Belgian endive in it, which is refreshing and mildly sweet tasting.

Heart Healthy Asparagus

This side goes well with Scallops in Tarragon Butter Sauce. Can you taste it?

Try this out with your favorite meat dish to round out your meal.

Harbingers of spring, asparagus and peas pair well with the earthly flavor of shiitake mushrooms to make this great dish.

Asparagus, a cooling vegetable, turns down your inner heat. Here, we pair it with crab for a light, summery salad.

This is a fantastic low carbohydrate, very satisfying and highly nutritious lunch that can easily be prepared in 20 minutes.

This is a fantastic low carbohydrate, very satisfying and highly nutritious lunch that can easily be prepared in 20 minutes.

For a great dish, this meat loaf will put the taste buds to a test.

For the desert lover in you.

A nice way to use your older bananas! Gluten free, too!

 A quick and easy "smoothie"

Try this cool and refreshing popsicle for a great power snack.

Ever wonder what makes barbeque sauce so delicious? Perhaps it’s the 30 grams of sugar per 1/4 cup serving? Don’t want to give up this comfort food favorite? Then try this innovative recipe, which uses diet soda in place of the sugar!

For that special dressing for your favorite salad.