Italian Spinach Soup by John Spottiswood

Suprise, surprise. Another amazing recipe adapted from Marcella Hazan's Essential's of Italian Cooking. This is one of my bibles. Not only did I love this spinach soup, but all four of my kids did too! Everyone had mutiple servings. We served it with simple sourdough toast, though Crostini (Italian croutons) is what Marcella…

Chickpea and Tomato Salad with Grilled Pita by Nancy Miyasaki

This is a refreshing and delicious salad. It's healthy and filling, so a good salad to serve with soup or another lighter dish. It's super quick if you use canned garbanzo beans, or save money by using dried chickpeas. This is a great side dish for when you are grilling.

Fried Rice with Tempeh by John Spottiswood

This is a delicious and healthy way to have fried rice. The tempeh provides a salty nuttiness similar to adding bacon, but with healthy goodness too. We tend to throw in whatever we have on hand, and the recipe below sort of demonstrates that. Using this method and sauce, you can add just about anything to the fried rice and it…

HERB GOAT CHEESE SANDWICH by CHEF ASHRAF ABD ALEEM ELKHARBOTLY

HERB GOAT CHEESE SANDWICH

Avocado, Tomato and Mango Salsa by Bombdiggity Hot Dogs

This is a great salsa on hot dogs or tortilla chips

Artichoke Heart, Cheese and Basil Appetizer by David Van Buskirk

Warm, cheesy, bubbly cheese:::drink some wine and enjoy your day...and top it off with some toasted bread or tortilla chips...life is good....

Sauteed Pineapple Salad by Wendi Taylor

Delicious sauteed pineapple slices with a hint of cinnamon and sugar, served on a bed of fresh green lettuce and sprinkled with grated cheddar cheese. Perfect salad course for holiday meals or dinner parties.

Cream Cheese Olive Spread by Cassadee Jenkins

I love this recipe it is very good and very easy to do. It's something quick and everyone loves it.

Grilled Scallops and Papaya Salsa by Denise Sherin

Great light dinner or lunch. Make sure to have some good crusty bread with it.

COBB SALAD by CHEF ASHRAF ABD ALEEM ELKHARBOTLY

COBB SALAD

CRISP CREAM SALAD by CHEF ASHRAF ABD ALEEM ELKHARBOTLY

CRISP CREAM SALAD

NANKHATAI.. ( SOFT BISCUITS USING CLARIFIED BUTTER) by Shruti Vyas

these are small round very soft biscuits.. they use cashew powder to enhance the flavour.. the fat used in here is ghee.. or clarified butter.. u can use same quantity of metled white unsalted butter..

Broccoli and Pine-Nut Soup by Mike Jeremy

White Bean Dip by Jennie McCluskey

Pretty basic dip dish. :-) Use Vegan sour cream for a nice little vegan version of this pita chip dip.

guacamole by A.C.

this guacamole is fairly mild, but goes great with blue corn chips it is a perfect dip.