Here is an easy method for cooking fresh pumpkin to use in pies, soups or other recipes calling for puree of pumpkin.

This is something I just threw together one day for a pot luck at work. It's a delicious, creamy potato salad bursting with flavor. The ingredient measures may be altered to taste, and to create the desired consistency.

This is always ready for tailgating and barbecues! I serve either on toasted rolls or with a starch like rice and a vegetable. Try using two different bottles of barbeque sauce: one smoky and sweet; one spicy.

The chewy nuttiness of wild rice gives this chicken and pasta dish a distinctive taste and texture. Chicken broth, onion and red pepper round out the flavors.

Lentils can make a boring, vegetarian spaghetti dinner exciting again. Tomatoes, artichoke hearts and a pinch of cayenne and sesame seeds make this a tasty one dish meal.

Ground lamb meat and seasonings combine to make delicious grilled patties!

Ground beef, beef broth, lots of garlic, tomatoes, ditalini pasta and kidney beans are seasoned with thyme, basil, oregano and parsley in this traditional soup.

A concentrated creamy chicken sauce for chicken flavor through and through.

A soft, sweet candy made with brown sugar and cream and flecked with chopped pecans.

This stew of beef, potatoes and vegetables is seasoned with rosemary, sage and basil and baked in the oven for 5 hours for a tender, mellow flavor.