Eating

Just-pulled potatoes at your Farmers Market are so fresh they're creamy. Time to make creamy potato things - without cream. Like this mellow-delicious soup. Earthy potatoes. Deeply fragrant leeks. Just a hint of thyme. Warm and luscious.

A really tasty, really aromatic 15-minute chicken dish. Five minutes of preparation. Six to eight minutes on the grill or in a grill pan. A minute or two to let things settle before slicing and eating. Better and Cheaper than KFC.

If you're not quite ready to bake a pie, here's a gateway dessert for you. A Fall Fruit Crisp. Make it big enough to have leftovers for breakfast. I made this one with apples and pears. Add cranberries for Thanksgiving.

I didn't realize how flavorful and creamy a potato could be until I had my first truly farm-fresh, just-dug potato. Until I made it this Way, I never had a Perfect Potato Salad. And I didn't know why this is the delicious, Low Glycemic Load potato preparation that it is.

The butter makes a luxurious and rich mouthful. Water makes it light. The emulsified butter-water is a miracle. The free water and three minutes of extra effort transform a simple-and-just-fine dish into a great one. With the good kind of dietary fat.

Deeply, profoundly delicious. You'd never choose a turkey over something this tender and tasty. It's easy. Foolproof. You can make it in advance. $5 - $15 per person for a memorable meal. Cost depends on the shank: veal, lamb or pork.

An instantly addictive snack. The beans are crisp and crunchy outside, creamy inside. And flavored with your favorite flavors. No sugar. No strange chemicals. No fat. Lots of protein.

Less than $2 per serving for a rich but light lunch, brunch or dinner. Earthy and herbaceous. Aromatic and delicious. A great reward for 15 minutes of preparation. Impress yourself and anybody you share with.

Earthy potato pancake, crunchy on the outside, creamy and melting on the inside. Sweet, smooth, fragrant applesauce. Tart, creamy yogurt. So simple, so basic, so luscious and satisfying. I could have this every day for a week. Dinner, lunch or breakfast.