Applesauce Cinnamon Twist
Fresh homemade applesauce is easy enough for your kids to make (with a little help from a grown up).

Asian Persuasion Coleslaw
This salad is a rainbow of gorgeous colors, and its flavorful gingery dressing will keep you coming back for “just one more taste.”

Asparagus with Cannellini
This is one of those Mediterranean-style dishes that are perfect hot, at room temperature, or cold--a wonderful versatility for entertaining. If at all possible, use freshly picked vine-ripened tomatoes and very fresh verdant basil.

Avocado Pine Nut Salad
This is a simple, nutritious salad with only four ingredients. Serve as a side dish or a main course.

Basic Grits and Polenta
Polenta is a delicious whole-grain food made from yellow corn grits. Eat for breakfast, or broil for a cornbread-like consistency.

Beet Salad
Here is a colorful and tasty treat with lots of different flavors. A great way to enjoy beets!

Berry Applesauce
Serve this applesauce hot or cold. Berries give it a deep red or purple color and add a hefty dose of anthocyanins—potent cancer-fighting antioxidants.

Blanched Bean Sprout Salad
This is variation of a Korean dish is almost lightning-quick. The brief blanching of the bean sprouts renders them tender-crisp and at the same time allows them to combine with the dressing better than they would raw, as you'll see. This salad is best served warm.

Braised Kale
Kale, a cruciferous vegetable, is one of the healthiest vegetables around. Enjoy this bright green veggie as part of a nutritious meal!

Broccoli Salad
This colorful salad, dressed with a creamy sweet-and-sour dressing, is a delicious way to eat broccoli, one of Mother Nature’s most healthful foods. Broccoli, and particularly broccoli sprouts, is an excellent source of the cancer-fighting antioxidant sulforaphane.