Have you heard of the nickname for beets, dirt candy? Well...they do roast up sweet and delicious and are tasty hot, warm or cold. Eat them with butter, salt and pepper or quick pickle them with a simple vinegar brine and add some red onions to make a colorful side dish. Yum!

Purple, jammy goodness to dollop on top of any cheese on a slice of baguette. This compote would make a great addition to your charcuterie board or served alongside some of your favorite grilled proteins.

This refreshing and creamy combination of seafood and juicy fruit is an explosion of textures and flavors for your tastebuds. It makes a great appetizer or even a light supper when served on a more substantial bed of greens.

Here’s an alternative to oatmeal or porridge. This recipe is a fun and different way to warm up your breakfast routine. Plus who can resist the smell of apples and cinnamon? Make this a vegan treat and add maple syrup instead of honey to sweeten your bowl!

This toasty cozy winter cocktail can be enjoyed in front of a roaring fire or huddled up outside after some skiing or hiking in a winter wonderland. This simmering pot of aromatics will warm your home and heart.

A festive sparkling cocktail to add a burst of color to your holiday! How fun it would be to ring in the New Year with this easy drink. Cheers!

This cocktail will give you a burst of flavor and a fun dash of color with different citrus shades. How about a festive brunch or to toast the New Year? Shine on and Sparkle! Cheers!

A playfully illustrated “Alphabet” that spells out the words Holiday Sweets and highlights a few tasty foods we might associate with celebrating and of course everything is held together by Sugar! I’m ready for the Wassail and a slice of the Yule Log, while I make some Clove studded Oranges!

Rich, creamy, dark and sweet, crunchy, minty...love to eat! Super duper easy to make Candy cane chocolate bark. Makes a great homemade gift and you can switch up the flavors and add so many yummy things to make chocolate bark..try dried fruit, nuts and seeds, spices, candies, pretzels and whatever you want!

Yummy cozy mugs full of liquid love to warm your hands and heart. Tasty treats go alongside to sweeten your day. I’m ready to pull up a comfy sofa and sink right in!

‘Tis the time of year when kitchen counters and every available flat surface are covered in sweets and all sorts of sugary decorations. Here are some dressed up festive cupcakes adorned with loads of colorful treats.

It’s beginning to taste a lot like Christmas with some cookies, candies, sweets and treats! Mix your sugar and spice and everything nice and preheat those ovens to bake up some holiday favorites.

Yummy, roasted, crispy florets of broccoli are bathed in lemon juice, zest, garlic and Parmesan cheese to make a tasty side dish.

A sweet sipper to warm up your Holiday celebrations. This is merriment in a festively decorated glass. Cheers!

All the familiar characters are here to get together for the Gingerbread Party! Dressed in their iced finery atop their spiced shapes.

A rustic savory tart loaded with umami flavors to serve with a side salad for a unique dinner or cut into small pieces for hors d'oeuvres or an appetizer. The illustrations were done for They Draw and Cook’s inktober challenge 2020.

A trio of festive, frosty, dressed up Plum(p) Christmas puddings dusted in snow and ready to display on any happy holiday table.

This birthday greeting presents a delectable array of chocolate bon-bons to celebrate in style and you have enough to share with friends...or not! Shake your bon-bon on your birthday!

Funny little root vegetable characters are all lined up to "Root' for a happy birthday. The gang's all here...so have a party! Yay!

Mis-bee-have and bee happy on your bee day! That's the buzz...so have some fun!

More Buzzing birthday greetings for a happy Bee Day! This theme presents endless possibilities for a fun play on words and having a honey of a good time...

This bright watercolor painting of an abundant orange tree gets punny wishing you a colorful birthday!

Here’s the iconic popcorn bucket bursting with freshly popped corn for a poppin’ good birthday bash...maybe you celebrate with a group of friends at the movies or have a popcorn party at home with lots of fun custom toppings. You can try different salts, melted chocolate, caramel, Parmesan cheese, mix in nuts and dried fruit and so much more...let your celebration begin!

The party has started with an assortment of nuts to ring in a fun and nutty birthday celebration! Get crackin’...

A tasty gathering of chocolate eclairs make for a fancy birthday greeting. I do d’eclair it’s fun to have a birthday oh so sweet!

A festive banana character celebrates a birthday! To the best in the bunch...the top banana with a lot of “a-peel”!

A Watercolor Cornucopia of multi hued fruits and veggies to put all the yummy in your tummy! Eat a rainbow of colors every day!

A rainbow of fruit and veggie silhouettes with some inspirational words to feed your senses and your soul. Keep it colorful, y’all!

Everybody’s doing it...the veggie noodle craze. Spiral carrots, zucchini, beets, squash etc...into fun veggie noodles for salads, pasta or any other yummy dish!

Varied veggies take a dip in seasoned olive oil and get roasty toasty in a hot oven. Yummy on a cold winters night and any leftovers can be puréed into a tasty chunky soup, just add stock to achieve desired consistency!

Washes of rainbow colors define the background of an overlay of inked fruits and vegetables to describe the myriad of colors that you can eat to put some hue in you!

This spicy, feisty and fresh salsa is quick and easy to make. It's great served on fish and chicken or as a snack with some chips.

This is a quick and easy salsa to accompany a number of meats and fish...or maybe even your scrambled eggs in the morning.

Serve this jam on top of baguette slices smeared with goat's cheese or use as a spread to spice up your sandwiches.

Bright Bold tomatoes are the star of this summer chilled soup. Several other ingredients play a role, but the Big flavors of tomatoes shine bright.

Tomatoes make a splash in this bold, cold and tangy summer soup.

Blended vegetables and summer tomatoes make for a super flavorful and slightly spicy chilled soup.