Enjoy this hearty, filling vegetarian entree for your holiday meal or as a satisfying side dish.

A beautiful and delicious salad.

This is great potluck dessert or treat for child's classroom.

Apples and cheese taste great together. Pair this combo with eggs and you have a winner!

Wonderful smooth fall soup utilizing the goodness of parsnips and apples.

This is a refreshing Fall or Winter salad using cool weather staples of crisp apples, maple syrup, and nuts.

Super easy and scrumptious, this side dish pairs perfectly with pork, chicken, or roast turkey.

This is a lovely side dish full of flavor.

A great combination of BBQ, beans, sausage and greens for a hearty all-season meal.

This is a good, basic recipe for borscht. Wonderful on chilly days.

Interesting and delicious juxtaposition of sweet squash and piquant spices.

Sweet potatoes and black beans marry in a delicious version of enchiladas.

This is very simple dish and everyone will rave about it, even those who don't think they like greens.

Briami is a Greek vegetable dish utilizing mid to late summer vegetables like eggplant, zucchini, and tomatoes. Mint and oregano give it the signature Greek flavor.

This is an uncomplicated yet fabulous side dish for the holidays.

A lovely fall centerpiece entree for a cool Autumn night.

Squash is great when prepared simply but when dressed up like in this recipe, it is truly outstanding.

This soup will become one of your favorites. The goat cheese croutons are a perfect, salty garnish for this sweet soup.

A great way to eat your greens and enjoy a warming dish on a chilly night.

A classic fall salad or makes a good potluck dish.

The humble carrot is transformed into a velvety, gingery soup that even children will like.

This salad is so simple yet often the simpler the more delicious it can be. The crunch of carrots and sweetness of raisins pairs nicely with the tartness of lime juice.

Classic cheesy mashed potatoes with cheddar. Comfort food at its best.

Carrots come to life with chili and lime.

A deliciously moist, autumn cake, with just a touch of brandy, celebrating the bounty of local apples.

A delicious take on braised butternut squash.

Delicious combo of squash and coconut.

Farro is a type of wheat and becoming popular as a healthful, tasty grain. This dish is deceptively simple but people will think it took hours to make because it's so good.

Two holiday stand-by ingredients go hand in hand in this moist, spiced quick bread. Perfect for afternoon tea.

A unique and surprisingly good combination of flavors.

A light yet filling soup with just a hint of curry heat.

This is an easy recipe with exotic flavors and wonderful textures.

A healthy Thai-inspired recipe full of quinoa goodness and creaminess from coconut.

If you get a craving for nachos, this recipe is quick, easy, and satisfying.

This is a delicious, Greek-inspired one pot dish, great for potlucks or gatherings.

Spiced up turkey cooked the easy way, in a slow-cooker.

Take full advantage of fresh, seasonal vegetables in this kid-friendly casserole.

Apples in quiche? Yes! A wonderful component of an autumn-inspired quiche, perfect for brunch or supper.

Goulash is traditionally a Hungarian dish of meat and vegetables seasoned with paprika and other spices. You will find this soup in restaurants in Germany, however.

High protein tempeh pairs with savory greens in this easy-to-make dish.

This is a German dish of mashed potatoes with apples and caramelized onions. Great fall comfort food.

Making pizza at home is fairly quick and easy if you follow a few simple tips. Once you make this pizza, you will never want to get take-out pizza again!

Jerusalem artichokes are not really artichokes, nor do they come from Jerusalem. But they make a wonderful creamy soup.

This recipe has just four ingredients yet packs a wallop of fresh flavor. What could be simpler?

Dressed up kale side dish for supper.

This recipe combines kasha with a Hungarian style paprikash that uses a combination of yogurt and sour cream for the dairy. Serve with a green vegetable like broccoli or green beans.

Warming and full of flavorful spice, enjoy this soup with a dollop of Crème Fraîche and toasted baguette slices.

Braising - sautéing, then cooking low and slow in a small amount of liquid - is most often associated with meat, but it's also a great way to cook vegetables. This squash is tender and infused with maple syrup flavor.

Comfort food that's good for you! A great way to get more greens into your menu.

Winner of the 2009 Downtown Traverse City Chili Cook-off.

This is a quick, easy, yet very satisfying way to use up some of the abundance of garden tomatoes.

Bananas and peanut butter are an awesome combination in this quickbread.

This is an interesting and tasty flavor combination with the salty sausage and sweet pears.

An elegant, easy fall or winter dessert.

Coshe is a peasant Lithuanian dish. Delicious with roasted meat or as a brunch side dish.

Hot, crispy, and easy to make, this dish will disappear in a flash.

Parsnips make a wonderful, sweet addition to creamy smooth soups.

This is a good basic pumpkin pie with the addition of lemon, which complements the sweetness nicely.

Fall is pumpkin time so what could be better than making a creamy, heart-warming pumpkin soup for a Fall evening supper?

A lovely simple salad of fresh grated beets.

A colorful fall salad using roasted squash. Delicious.

Roasting the vegetables in this chowder heightens their sweetness, and blue cheese provides a pungent counterpoint. Substitute crumbled goat cheese or feta, if you prefer.

A wonderful fall or winter salad full of contrasting flavors and textures.

Simple yet superb. Roasted pumpkin and NOTHING ELSE.

Spaghetti squash is easy to prepare and then you can add toppings of your choice...

This hearty stew is inspired by Hungarian goulash but it's vegetarian. It tastes even better after a day or two. Serve with rustic rye bread on a cold evening.

This is a lovely, make ahead breakfast for a crowd. Or serve it for dinner along with a nice salad and some fresh fruit for dessert.

A  really good combination of flavors, combining the sweetness of the squash with a flavorful filling.

Spätzle are German (Bavarian to be exact) noodles, very simple to prepare and delicious with stew, roast beef, goulash, and other hearty fare.

This is a moist, flavorful bread that makes use of winter squash. Choose a denser squash such as butternut, hubbard, fairy, or buttercup.

Kale is wonderful in soups and pairs wonderfully with the sausage and potatoes in this recipe.

Serve this tasty dish with roasted potatoes and squash for a wonderful fall meal.

This hearty lasagna-like dish will please kids and adults alike.

A hearty French classic, transformed to satisfy vegetarian palates.

These little grain burgers are easy to make and will disappear very quickly!

A vegetarian twist on a classic Cajun dish.

This is a wonderful fall soup and the garnishes really make it a stand out.

Make this simple broth while your turkey is roasting and use it with pan drippings to make a wonderful gravy.

An easy, tasty way to use up leftover turkey from Thanksgiving.

You could also make this flavorful soup with leftover cooked turkey, adding it near the end. There won't be a lot leftover because it won't last.

This is an adaptation of a recipe by Rachel Ray. The sauce is fantastic with the sweet potatoes and turkey.

A great way to use up leftover turkey.

A scrumptious, creamy tomato soup, "creamed" with silky coconut milk.

A luscious pumpkin pie without the egg or dairy.

A delicious, "creamy" fall drink.

The heartiness of farro graces this lovely, colorful soup.

Vegetarians can leave out the bacon in this hearty potato salad and it will be just as tasty.

Enjoy this sweet and savory main dish salad with a slice of crusty bread.