Mediterranean Kiwifruit Couscous Recipe courtesy of California Kiwifruit Commission.

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Rice Salad both flavorful and colorful. The perfect dish for a picnic. Total prep and cook time is about 45 minutes.

These tasty mini muffiins are a perfect holiday gift.

Moroccan side dish goes with almost anything. Very healthy recipe.

Very easy to make Orzo Salad with greek olives, spinach and pinenuts. The dressing is a wonderful blend of olive, balsamic and red wine vinegar with some goodies thrown in.

Easy Vegetarian Meal or side dish. Recipe submitted by Aileen Allen

You can easily double this recipe for a large crowd

Pasta and artichokes in a creamy lobster sauce.

By Erika Penzer Kerekes
www.InErikasKitchen.com

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Makes: 6 servings

Passover Potato Kugel with Caramelized Onions and Broccoli. This is a delicious vegetarian side dish for Passover or for any meal- great any night of the week.

This is a great summer salad recipe. Making this with fresh ears of corn makes all the difference!

submitted by Gail Murdock, Savannah GA

Makes two, 9 x 5-inch loaves
Prep: 10 minutes
Baking: 1 hour

Recipe for making Pumpkin Puree from fresh pumpkin. Use fresh pumpkin puree for your homemade treats

Healthy Quinoa Recipe.  Quinoa supplies all eight amino acids needed for a complete protein.

Easy one pot dinner.

Recipe Source: Food Network star and registered dietitian Ellie Krieger

Recipe Source: Ida Young "I found this in the newspaper and made it for Memorial Day, it was worth sharing."

Ideal for entertaining, when heated these delicious packets are infused with mouth-watering, robust flavours.

Prep: 25 minutes
Roast: 30 minutes
Bake: 30 minutes
Makes: 12 servings (about 3/4 cup each)

A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat.  ~Old New York Proverb

This is a really good pasta dinner recipe.  Roast garlic, eggplant, tomatoes, yum.

Recipe Source: Bobby Flay.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Yield: 6 servings

Don't waste the seeds after cooking your pie or making jack-o-lanterns. Instead, roast and salt the seeds for a delicious and nutritious snack. Let the children slosh through the fibers in pursuit of the slippery seeds, it is so much fun.

"You can substitute pumpkin, turnip or celeriac for the swede (rutabaga), or just use a mixture - this is a very flexible recipe."
- Neven Maguire, chef/owner of the renowned MacNean House and Restaurant in Blacklion, County Cavan, Ireland; popular TV cooking star and cookbook author

Prep: 30 minutes
Roast: 30 minutes
Bake: 30 minutes
Makes: 16 servings (about 3/4 cup each)

By Nancy Buchanan
www.ACommunalTable.com

I'll be serving this at my house for Easter.

Spinach with shallots and sesame seeds. Add some raisins or cranberry for a festive taste.

Easy, one pan dinner. Easy cleanup for a great meal.

Ready for St. Pat's Day?

A Bobby Flay recipe
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Chill Time: 20 minutes
4 servings

Greek Spinach Pie. 

Eggplant and tomato can used as a side dish or vegetarian entree.

One of the girls at work gave me this recipe and I fell in love with pumpkin soup!

Total recipe time: 25 minutes

Wonderful Spicy Pumpkin Pound Cake.

Makes: 4 cups
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes

Recipe Source: Tabasco

For a vegetarian or lenten version of Spinach and Lentil Soup omit the ham and use vegetable broth in place of chicken bouillon.

Shamika's Spinach Tart.  You can substitue yogurt for the sour cream. You can assemble this in advance, just refrigerate until ready to use. When you are ready, just take out of refrigerator and pop in the oven. 

Easy Spinach side dish.  Add some presoaked raisins and chopped apples for a Catalonian style recipe.

Recipe Source: California Walnuts

An easy to make and serve very tasty, non mayo based coleslaw.

This unique salad is from the California Table Grape Commission.  Every bite is a burst of different flavors. I have been making this for several years and EVERYONE wants the recipe. 

Prep Time: 10 minutes • Total Time: 50 minutes

Make your own sweet potato bar and let your guests gussy up their spuds.

Since sweet potatoes are available all year long, consider adding this sausage ball recipe as a great meat and veggie addition to dinners served both in winter and summer:

Easy to make Lebanese salad of bulgur wheat, parsley, cucumber, tomato and mint.

Recipe courtesty of Bravo TV

Prep: 35 minutes  Bake: 25 minutes  Cook: 25 minutes  Serves: 6

For vegetarian meal substitute chicken broth with vegetable broth

Very simple Mediterranean salad.

This vegetarian dish has a wonderful blend of spices and tangy-sweet flavors.

Easy broccoli salad.  I like the sunflower seeds but have substituted pecans or almonds in a pinch.

Wheat berries have a great crunchy texture and are high in fiber. You will love this healthy recipe.

A yummy salsa that can also be a great side dish for a picnic.  Extend it even further by serving over shredded iceberg lettuce.

By Patti Londre
www.WorthTheWhisk.com

Healthy Wheatberry and Apple Recipe.  Wheatberries, Walnuts, Apples, raisins and more goodies.

Recipe Source: Chef Tracy O'Grady, from Willow Restaurant in Arlington, Va.

My mothers (Ella Senise) recipe for Zucchini Bread. I love warmed Zucchini Bread with dot of butter for breakfast.

Great served with tortilla chips or vegetables.