Chocolatey Banana Bites - health benefits of sunflower and pumpkin seeds!

Breakfast Muffin - dried plum and oats.

Banana Nut Muffins (with Maple and Bourbon!)

Veal Roulade with Herbed Eggplant and Peppers

Summer Salad: melon, nectarines, and fresh figs with basil and a sweet balsamic syrup.

An orange-water infused cheesecake topped with pistachios, covered in a cardamom-orange glaze. Sweetened with 3 types of honey.

Ribboned Zucchini and Parmesan Salad

Strawberry Pasta Salad - with cucumbers, fresh mozzarella and basil, and a balsamic dressing. Perfect for picnics!

Secret ingredient for egg poaching, and a light and easy Hollandaise sauce, to make Eggs Florentine.

Light and bright - mandarin cake with amaretto crumble glaze

Vanilla-honey poached figs and dried cherries add the sweet layer between Greek yogurt for heart-healthy parfaits topped with pistachios.

Black bean and Swiss chard chili as part of a heart-healthy daily menu.

Three chocolate truffles: vanilla black tea / honey-prune-marsala / olive oil-orange

Mushroom Risotto gets a kick with Marsala and Pancetta

A thrifty Minestrone made with leftover Parmesan rinds, borlotti beans, and pancetta.

A classic lemon poppy seed muffin based on raw sugar successfully walks the sweetness line between brekkie and afternoon snack.