Gluten Free

During the winter months I recommend using canned tomatoes, but in the summer, don’t miss the chance to use vine-ripened fresh tomatoes.

This dish is delicious served alongside a nice fresh fish or stuffed inside a fish fillet.

Pour this dressing over mixed greens such as Romaine, Boston, and one or two types of bitter greens.

Here, watermelon gives up its usual place at the table as a fruit and goes to work in a role usually occupied by its cousin, the cucumber. The melon is a lovely foil for the salty feta, tangy onion, and tart vinegar. It makes a refreshing and unusual salad for any summer brunch, luncheon, or dinner.

This can be done with mussels and clams mixed, and you can also add shrimp at the end if you like variety.

You won’t believe how good this easy cookie is. For a change, press a Hershey’s Kiss down into the center of each ball of dough. Omit the crisscross design.