Serve the apples hot, at room temperature, or chilled, with the leftover liquid from the dish spooned over them.

Top a pizza crust with chicken, barbecue sauce, onions, and bell peppers.

This is a lovely side dish for chicken or fish.

Keep this on hand for a quick meal, or prepare in batches to give as gifts.

This dish toasts the rice first, before the rest of the ingredients are added.

This dish goes nicely with a green leaf lettuce and cucumber salad and a dinner roll. Plantains or corn can be used in place of the potatoes.

A tasty one-pot meal chock full of vegetables.

Mix pasta, spinach, beets, onion and walnuts in a salad bowl. Combine maple syrup, vinegar, and olive oil in a small jar and shake well. Pour over salad. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until you're ready to eat.

Each serving contains about 333 calories, 20 g protein, 2 g fat (5% calories from fat), 0 mg cholesterol, 63 g carbohydrates, 15 g fiber, and 204 mg sodium.

A family-pleasing casserole with a taste of the Southwest.