Recipes

This enticing curry is warmly spiced rather than fiery hot with chilis. Serve it with basmati rice, chapatis or naan bread and a fresh tomato and cucumber chutney for a healthy Indian-style meal that can also help your blood pressure.

Savoury sautéed chicken breasts are piled high with sweet mounds of cooked onions for a dinner that will have your family clucking with pleasure! Double the recipe to feed a larger flock.

Sampling this mousse, which sparkles with fresh lemon flavour, is like spooning up sunshine. We've lightened it up by substituting gelatin and yogurt for the usual quantities of eggs and cream. Here's a heart-healthy way to enjoy lemon mousse.

A can of fruit can be transformed into a special-tasting salad with the minimum of effort. Here, canned lychees are enhanced with ginger and lime for an Oriental flavor, then tossed with apple, oranges and grapes from the fruit bowl.

Milkshakes used to be dense in calories and low in nutrition. Today, fruity smoothies have reinvented how we use the blender. "Shakes" are now fresher and lighter, made with fruit and yogurt or fruit juice and milk, and bursting with nutrients. Here'

Known in Italy as a frittata, or in Spain as a tortilla, this flat omelet can be served hot or at room temperature at any meal (including picnics). This delicious version can be kept for a day in the refrigerator before serving. Here's how to make a

Looking for a meal that can be on the table in 30 minutes yet is elegant enough for a dinner party? This dish looks and tastes like it comes from a fine French bistro, but with far healthier ingredients.

Cabbage goes from plain-Jane to party-pretty in this four-vegetable toss. Carrots, red pepper and red onion — all nutritional superstars in their own right — join in to brighten this variation on a tangy, traditional German-style side dish.

Barley is a slightly chewy grain with a sweet flavour that is too often consigned to soup. Cooked in a spicy broth, barley makes a welcome change from potatoes or rice. Here's how to make a flavourful barley with great health benefits too.

This beautiful Danish-inspired pastry is sure to become a breakfast favourite — and no one will suspect it's low in fat and cholesterol! It's also wonderful with afternoon coffee or as a weekend treat.

Ideal as a main course or side dish, soup is a flavourful dish that can help lower your blood pressure. Read on for a silky-smooth, vitamin-rich soup tastes as good as it looks.

The superb taste of Dover sole is brought to full realization when gently grilled, as in this recipe. New potatoes with fresh mint and baby leaf spinach complement this most elegant of fish dishes. Here's a heart-healthy way to prepare this classic.

Something like a soufflé, only easier to make and far more flavourful and colourful, this zesty side dish really jazzes up a simple meal — Texas style! This recipe is a heart-healthy dish you'll love adding to your repertoire.

This is not your mother's — or your grandma's — gingerbread! Sure, it has that same memorable flavour and moistness. But in this blood pressure-friendly makeover, applesauce stands in for some of the fat. Here's an easy recipe that includes the anti-

Why not enjoy your proverbial "apple a day" in a satisfyingly sweet dessert? An abundance of apples, a crunchy oatmeal topping and a spoonful of yogurt add up to a crisp that's full of flavour and nutrition. Here's an easy recipe that helps oyu enjoy

This moist and tender cake is bursting with juicy berries. Brown sugar and cinnamon make it so melt-in-your-mouth delicious you won't believe it's lower in calories, fat and cholesterol than traditional coffee cake.

Three-bean salad is a classic that is as easy to make as it is nutritious. When you add rice and more vegetables, it becomes a substantial main dish. Here are a couple of bean salad recipes to try out.

Here's proof that pasta sauce doesn't need meat to be hearty. Rosemary and garlic-flavoured tomato juice thickened with mashed beans makes a light sauce that nicely coats this elegant and easy spinach penne. It's rich source of vitamin C and magnesiu

In an updated classic kedgeree recipe, the full-bodied flavour of smoky fish is balanced by refreshing vegetables. The golden hue of this dish comes from the turmeric-coloured rice, the corn and the yolks of boiled eggs.

Melt-in-your-mouth mashed potatoes team with vitamin C–rich broccoli and tangy black olives for a great alternative to plain mashed potatoes. Top with a poached egg for extra protein and flavour.