This recipe for My Egg Lemon Soup is based on my love affair with Greek Avgolemono Soup, a fairly common and popular mélange of fragrant, seemingly rich and silky chicken soup with rice, enhanced by an egg-lemon sauce.

Just four easy steps. Uh huh! That’s all it takes for a great cup of cocoa to warm your inners on cold wintery days. If you’re blessed with warm weather during the winter months, my Mexican Cocoa would still taste great outside—on a deck or by an open fire.

Rice Pudding with Pears and Almonds provides a delicious and nutritious ending to a meal, or on its own as a snack, breakfast or brunch addition! Want a still healthier version? Then substitute cooked brown rice for Italian Arborio for a wholesome mouthful! Pears and almonds are particularly fitting for fall. You can swap for apples and walnuts if this combination suits you!

Roasting beets brings out their earthiness; spices add character, and a touch of half-and-half l(or plant-based equivalent) lends creaminess. Cooked shredded beef or roasted garbanzos (vegetarian version) can transform this recipe for Roasted Beet Soup into an entrée.

This recipe for Chicken or Turkey Soup with Corn on the Cob is a bevy of colors, textures and flavors!If you love chicken or turkey for the holidays, it can’t be beat for its entrée appeal or leftover deliciousness. Boasting nutrients galore, you’ll be clamoring for more!

In my recipe for Smoked Salmon Rolls you’ll get the typical flavor and texture you have grown to love with loaded bagels, but with whole grain tortillas instead. And with more fiber and fewer carbs!