Planning routine family dinners or extravagant celebration meals is a snap with the recipes in this book. Be creative when you plan, and don't be afraid to experiment. Choose recipes with ingredients you like, and substitute ingredients you like for ones you don't. The following are some suggested menus to get you started.
Breakfast Menu
Eggs En Cocotte (page 33)
Deluxe Daybreak Smoothie (page 24)
Blueberry Muffins (page 51)
Blueberry Fruit Spread (page 140)
Dinner Menu 1
Chinese Coleslaw (page 97)
Oven-Fried Sesame Chicken (page 178)
Orange Rice (page 217)
Apricot-Glazed Sweet Potatoes (page 245)
Banana Citrus Trifle (page 265)
Dinner Menu 2
Fruit Fondue Sauce (page 149)
Grilled Salmon with Creamy Tarragon Sauce (page 199)
Roasted Asparagus with Onions (page 248)
Green Tea Tofu Flan (page 268)
Dinner Menu 3
Cherry Tomatoes with Bean Stuffing (page 162)
Linguine with Arugula and Pine Nuts (page 238)
Creamy Apricot Mousse (page 269)
Dinner Menu 4
Honey Curry Dressing (page 119)
with fresh salad greens Basil Orange Chicken (page 184)
Orange Braised Tofu (page 260)
Baked Apples (page 264)
Dinner Menu 5
Cold Blueberry Soup (page 94)
Papaya Dream Vinaigrette (page 121)
with fresh salad greens Poached Salmon and Yogurt Dill Sauce (page 199)
Fig Bars (page 63)
Dinner Menu 6
Snapper with Lemon Dill Spinach (page 200)
Green Beans with Pearl Onions (page 249)
Strawberry Yogurt Dip (page 128) with fresh strawberries
Dinner Menu 7
Pasta and Fava Bean Soup (page 90)
Oven-Fried Trout (page 203)
Cauliflower with Dijon Mustard Sauce (page 251)
New York Style Cheesecake (page 275)
Dinner Menu 8
Cool-as-a-Cucumber Salad (page 108)
Skillet Lemony Lamb Chops (page 192)
Corn Soufflé (page 252)
Lemon Cheesecake (page 276)
Dinner Menu 9
Tex-Mex Black Bean Dip (page 159)
with tortilla chips Tomato Pesto (page 130)
with fresh vegetables Tomato Fresca Sauce (page 151)
with spaghetti squash Herbed Rice Sauté (page 222)
Zucchini Yogurt Cake (page 272)
Potluck Favorites
Overnight Coleslaw (page 96)
Onion Spinach Spread (page 137)
Layered Four-Bean Salad (page 160)