Roasted peppers are extremely easy to make and very pleasing to most foodies. The taste is beyond compare. Add to any salad and release a cornucopia of rich and exciting flavors!

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Unbeknownst to many, eggplant is actually a member of the potato family. It can be enjoyed grilled, hot or cold, barbecued, deep fried, roasted or sautéed. Eggplants are inexpensive and can be purchased all year-round. When selecting eggplant, choose the ones that are lighter in weight and have firm, unblemished, shiny skin and green, fresh-looking leaves and stalks. You may find that heavier eggplants have bitter seeds. For our purposes today, we will be grilling eggplant. Roasting eggplants can be messy but is definitely worth the effort as the grill aroma will add immensely to the taste of the eggplant. Here are a few grilling tips for grilling eggplant that you can use next time you have that grill fired up.

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Spicy roasted tomato soup has a distinct and tangy flavor due to roasting the tomatoes beforehand. Roasting the tomatoes brings out a smoky, rustic taste that makes the whole soup incredibly worthwhile. This tomato soup recipe may seem involved, but once you get started everything falls into place quite nicely. Enjoy!

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A classic milkshake recipe submitted by Mrs. Terry Jacks of Butte, Montana.  What can be more American than a wonderful chocolate or vanilla milkshake? Historically, the malted milkshake was invented by Ivar "Pop" Coulson in 1922 while working at a Walgreens soda fountain in Chicago. Coulson had always been eager to improve on whatever he and his fountain clerks had to offer, and he made generous use of Walgreens extra-rich ice cream, manufactured in Walgreen's own plant on East 40th Street in Chicago. This classic milkshake is an easier recipe but just as wonderfully good.

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Cherry spumoni is a classic summer treat for the whole family. Cherries are a great source of potassium. Studies indicate a diet rich in potassium helps to control blood pressure while reducing the risk for hypertension and strokes. Delicious to enjoy and healthy to boot. This cherry recipe is spot on for neutralizing the heat and humidity of summer!

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This chicken and olive recipe is a true Mediterranean classic! This delicious, easy-to-follow recipe represents both Jewish and Arab influences that date back thousands of years. Pay close attention to your salt usage because the olives are already salty.  

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