The Super Bowl may have come and gone, but that’s no reason to stop working on your arsenal of dip recipes. This vegetable-laden dip is one of my favorites for cocktail parties or hors d’œuvres before dinner. It’s easy to make ahead of time and simply slip under the broiler when your first guests arrive to a perfectly melted cheesy topping. And the use of organic spinach and artichokes makes it a recipe you can feel good about serving to your loved ones.

Once you try these from-scratch crackers, you’ll never spend 10 dollars on a bag of the fancy stuff again. These whole grain noshers are loaded with nuts, figs and aromatic Herb de Provence with just a touch of honey. They are seriously sophisticated crackers that deserve your finest cheeses, jams and spreads. Bon appetit!

There's something inherently awesome about stuffing food into other food. Maybe we started doing it back in our hunter-gatherer days when the pickings were slim, or perhaps it just developed as a tool in doubling our yumm. But whatever the reason, it certainly works. The mushroom certainly was born to be stuffed. It takes entertaining up an ooh-aah notch even though - just between us - it's a whole lot easier than it looks. This recipe is vegan but loved by many meat-eaters, making it an excellent choice for a potluck full of doubtful but ravenous carnivores.

This fig recipe is simple and delicious! It doesn't require any cooking. All you need are four ingredients for this easy recipe. Get your figs at your local farmers market or natural food store. When figs are perfectly ripe, they are jammy, delicious and healthy!

Serves 4

The pairing of these classic Italian ingredients, arugula, fava beans, and Pecorino Romano or Parmesan cheese makes this delicious bruschetta recipe a springtime treat! To make this an easy recipe, look for shelled fava beans at your local farmers market (if you can't find fava-beans or they are out of season, you can substitute edamame). This delicious, healthy recipe with tender, sweet fava-beans and spicy arugula, can boost libido, improve blood circulation and is rich with antioxidants, Vitamin A and C. Get healthy and get cooking!

This is one of my favorite recipes. The flavors of the cooked sake, garlic, soy sauce, and ginger blend together perfectly. It is important to have some crusty country bread to soak up all the juices-your guests will fight each other for the last heel of bread in order to do this.

Shrimp are generally not overfished because they grow quickly and have a short lifespan. The problem with shrimp fishing is that there is a tendency to trawl up other marine wildlife in shrimp nets. So your most sustainable choice will almost always be U.S. farmed shrimp, with the exception of wild-caught Key West and Oregon pink shrimp. Imported shrimp rank very poorly in terms of sustainability.

Try this delicious homemade pizza recipe with organic basil, grapes, plums, balsamic vinegar and goat cheese. It's perfect for the vegetarians in your life. This can be served as an appetizer or main course.

Serves 6 as first course

Ingredients:

For Dough:

1 package of active dry yeast
1/2 cup of luke warm water
4 cups of all purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1 cup of cool water
2 tablespoons of olive oil
2 teaspoons of salt

This recipe is incredibly simple to prepare. It may take all of 15-20 minutes, if that. In the summer I add grilled stone fruit like peaches, nectarines, apricots or plums which add a wonderful contrast to the saltiness of the gorgonzola cheese.

Serves 6-8 as an appetizer

Ingredients:

1 Baguette - sliced on the diagonal into in 1/4" - 1/2" slices (about 10 - 12 slices)
3-4 tablespoons olive oil
4-6 oz of soft Gorgonzola
honey - enough to drizzle over bruschetta slices

I recommend serving these tea sandwiches with either the organic Silver Needle Jasmine tea or the Jasmine Pearl tea. If you prefer a black tea, I recommend the organic Keemun or the Earl Grey.