Belgian Endive Salad with Apples, Toasted Walnuts, and Fig Vinaigrette Crisp apple slices sweeten Belgian endive and toasted walnuts. Dried figs add a fruity richness to the vinaigrette.
	Spinach, Catalan-style This is a very quick dish to cook—so quick that you have to be careful not to burn anything. Be prepared beforehand, and be ready to serve it immediately. To make the spinach extra-special, prepare a quick pine nut praline to serve with it.
	Brown Rice and Shrimp Salad Rice takes to just about anything, from beans to beef. Here, it's paired with shrimp, peas, some celery for crunch, and some tomatoes for color, then dressed with a quickly made faux pesto.
	Apple-Ginger Chicken This delicious dish features tart-sweet apple. Ginger, cumin, and coriander add spicy warmth. Serve this with rice into which you've folded shaved lemon zest.
	Yogurt Parfaits With Cherries and Toasted Oats A nutritious snack that combines yogurt, honey, and orange zest with pitted cherries and toasted oats, these parfaits can be made 1 to 2 hours ahead and chilled until ready to serve.
	Orange Ambrosia This simple sweet, featuring oranges and coconut, makes a light, refreshing dessert.

Recipes courtesy of AARP The Magazine.