Lady Pea salad - a cool and refreshing summer salad. Field peas, fresh basil and parlsey, roma tomatoes, tossed with splash of olive oil and white wine vinegar.

Raspberry Rhubarb Muffins - it's not too late to try rhubarb this spring!

A flaky butter almond tart incases sweet and tart strawberries with a ginger glaze and special crème sauce

Oregon summer panino, with hazelnut butter, figs, arugula, and cheese. Grilled crispy in a waffle iron!

Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake-the addition of chocolate chips makes this coffee cake extra special.

Rosemary Focaccia, made with fresh rosemary from the garden

Chocolate Banana Cream Pie - With a Mother's Cookies crumb crust!

Roasted Red Bell Pepper dip with mint and cream cheese.

Homemade Maraschino cherries are easier to make than you think, and more grown-up then the ones found at the bottom of a Shirley Temple.

After buying and drying 15 pounds of fresh garlic, garlic confit is just one of the amazing ways to enjoy such bounty.

This elegant potato and goat cheese terrine is deceptively simple to make and impressive to serve.

Salty, Sweet Strawberry Yogurt Covered Pretzels!

Authentic Indian dessert - creamy saffron rice kheer

Ginger Rhubarb Jam!

Chocolate, Cherry and Blackberry Clafoutis: The creamy texture of a clafoutis, enhanced by a rich chocolate flavor and juicy seasonal fruits.

Cookies & Cream Fudge Brownies

Apple pie filling mixed with muffin batter turned magically into irresistible apple pie muffins

Everything's better on a stick, so I made skewers from my favorite childhood Black Sesame Mochi Dumplings

Classic Dutch baby pancake, easy enough for an unsupervised child to make.

Stunning illustrations and packaging for Bruichladdich Organic 2003 Anns An T-Seann Doigh (Gaelic for “In the traditional way”) - Limited edition of 15,000 bottles!

Smoky Cola Beef Jerky ~ A soda based marinade and some time in the smoker produce a fantastic snack.

Pasta Carbonara ~ A delicious dish and a beautifully coddled egg!

Cinnamon graham crackers - Recreate a childhood favorite!

Fig Crostini with Peppered Ricotta and Chestnut Honey

Lemon Pea and Rice Soup, light and perfect for early summer

Chole Bhatura / Deep Fried Indian Puffed Bread with Chickpeas Curry ~ A very famous Indian meal

Roasted Sweet Potato Salad: sweet, fresh, spicy, and vegan!

The key to beef and kimchi stir-fry - use very thinly sliced meat so the meat and the flavours of kimchi would meld together better...

Cucumber Agua Fresca with Lemon and Mint. An easy and refreshing drink for those hot summer days!

Simple but sophisticated goat cheese and roasted pepper crostini

Flourless Chocolate Torte with Mascarpone and Raspberries - a lovely, light summertime dessert.

Roasting red peppers is easy... Just put them right on the range!

Simple Spring Rolls - Using herbs right out of the garden! You'll be making them every day...

A Refreshing Rhubarb Drink that comes free with left over filling from these Crispy Rhubarb Pockets!

Fish Tacos with Chipotle Cream - a quick and easy weeknight meal option that's colorful and healthy too!

Vanilla bean mini donuts. Smaller donuts means you can eat more of them!

Pierr Herme's Black Olive Cookies uses EVO and cooked egg yolks.

Gwyneth Paltrow's Stuffed Artichokes ~ A simple dish of steamed artichokes with a bread salad inside!

Asian Market Shopper ~ A new iPhone app helps you navigate Asian markets!

warm spinach salad with white beans and red onion. finally a warm spinach salad that's vegan.

Not only is kimchi good for you, but it's incredibly easy to make at home!

A recipe for a very basic but healthy and satisfying, sweet whole wheat dutch baby.

Six cook books for men ~ Anthony Bourdain's book is just one of these great choices that introduce both beginners and aficionados to artful cooking.

Potato Salad with Cilantro & Almond Pesto - healthy, vegan, creamy, green and gorgeous!