Since my heart attack, I have occasionally eaten ice cream (I think about six times in a year-and-a-half), we have had beef about that many times too, and at Christmas I ate cookies made with butter, but there are some foods that just seem beyond the pale, just too far for this heart patient to […]
Special Sauce
Sauces are also a great secret weapon in heart-healthy cooking. You don't have to rely on fats, butter, or cheese to get great flavor, since making sauces allows for lots of layers of taste.
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Feb 2013
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Dec 2011
This is my invention, combining the Light and Tasty Pesto from the American Heart Association cookbook, with a roasted vegetable preparation from a Real Simple dish I made last week. Serves 6. Pesto Sauce 4 ounces fresh spinach leaves 1/2 cup firmly packed basil leaves (jam as many in there as you can, you want […]
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Oct 2011
There’s a lot awesome about this recipe, including that its made in your slow cooker, features more shopping than chopping, and has literally no fat (unless you garnish with the optional olives and cheese). It also tastes really light and fresh and yummy. Serves 6-8 1 medium eggplant, peeled and chopped into 1-2 inch dice […]
13
Oct 2011
This is a new recipe, modified from one I found on the very cool blog Eating Rules. I tried it out with pasta for lunch today with my friend Kate. We decided it was a winner. 1/2 cup walnuts, roasted 1 medium red bell pepper, roasted (or 4-5 pieces of jarred roasted red peppers) 3 […]
13
Oct 2011
Spicy, saucy, and bold, just like puttanesca should be. I first tried this recipe during our vegetarian experiment last winter (I left out the anchovy paste then, but I think it is a good addition if you eat fish.) Kale Puttanesca Serves 4 8 oz. whole wheat spaghetti 2 tbsp. olive oil 1/2 large onion, […]
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Oct 2011
Best over papparadelle, fettucini, or rigatoni, this sauce recipe is from the Joy of Cooking. I also think it would be great over chicken, or of course, a steak. I was just reading through recipes, looking for a different kind of pasta sauce, and noticed that these ingredients mean it is easily heart-healthy. This one […]
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Oct 2011
Pesto, light? Pesto, reheatable? Pesto that holds at a buffet party without getting sticky? I would not have believed it if I hadn’t made this, twice. This is from my new American Heart Association Cookbook. Their name for it is Perfect Pesto, and it kinda is. Serves 6 4 ounces fresh spinach leaves 1/2 cup […]
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