Curry noodles are a favorite food. I know everything is my favorite food, but Thai street food, especially the kind sold off a boat floating dock side, has to be really good food. A big batch of sauteed Asian greens would be a nice side.

I wanted a light sauce for pasta, so I cooked tomatoes with garlic, wine and olive oil. It’s a blockbuster combo for seafood, too.

At our house, we just love a good comforting, hearty, tomato-based chili with bold flavors! This unique chili is loaded with veggies and flavor. You can also prepare the recipe in the slow cooker. Just add ingredients to the crock and cook over high heat for about 4 hours.

Lots of my recipes (just like this one) start out as fun ways to use leftovers. My kids love tostadas, so this day-after-cookout dinner was a big hit.

This recipe is easy to follow and the results are a delicious soupy stew reminiscent of split pea soup or an Indian dal. But this is not like any split pea soup I've ever had, because although you're adding frizzled bacon at the end, the predominant flavor comes from the dried shrimp and fish sauce. I went a little light on the fish sauce at first, but after tasting, ended up adding even a little more than betteirene suggests. I was thinking that although it might change the nature of what is supposed to be a humble dish (betteirene described it in a food pickle as Filipino "poor man's food"), it would also be tasty with some small, fresh shrimp added at the last minute. I served it over rice as betteirene advised me is traditional, but it would be delicious and plenty hearty on its own.

My mouth waters when I think of this sweet and tangy glaze. It's a tropical treat at any time of year.

Roasting makes veggies an irresistible part of this light but filling dinner.

Apricots say sweet things to earthy herbs in this gravy-licious meal. Remember this recipe—it’s worthy of a weekend celebration.

There are a million ways to serve quinoa. Having greatly enjoyed lentil and other non-meat patties, I thought a version made with red quinoa and sweet cooked shrimp would certainly please. They were so good they didn't last long….I'm very sorry to see them go, but thankfully making a new batch is easy-peasy. Based on reviews at home, I am adding them to the rotation for frequent future appearances.