A striking and elegant presentation of a delicious light salad - especially when you happen to have over-sized cucumbers growing in your vegetable garden!

Homemade spaghetti sauce is a decadent but usually out of reach treat.  This weeknight option is brought to life by cinnamon -- the secret ingredient in my (step-)sister Louisa's Italian grandmother's recipe.

We named this one "Golden Beef" after the rich yellow hue of the curry, still crispy yellow pepper and golden raisins.  A quick, easy-to-make curry that works on many restricted diets.

After months of listening to my son pine for the meatballs he could no longer have on his newly dairy-, gluten- and egg-free (among other things) diet, I finally pulled out the mixing bowl and got to work.  These meatballs are far heartier than our previous go-to brand (from a certain furniture store that will remain nameless) and pack well in a thermos for lunch.  Better yet, our joy at a proper meatball spawned a series of "take-off's" that are great for grownups or even as hors d'oerves at your next party.  Check 'em out!

This is one of our favorite ways to enjoy summer fruits -- super easy to make, power-packed with vitamin C, and works just as well for brunch as for desert.  Oh - and it's totally gluten-, dairy- and egg-free besides, and a lovely way for those with oral food allergy to enjoy fresh berries.  Enjoy!!

These lamb burgers taste almost like kofta kebabs - but without the allergens!  So tasty, a bun and ketchup would be a distraction so we like to serve them on a simple salad instead.

This is one of our favorite week-night side dishes.  Pulls together literally in minutes and complements a wide range of dishes.  Of course, you can also just eat it out of a bowl with a spoon!