Hypertension Cookbook For Dummies Cheat Sheet
Cooking for hypertension is not only a great way to lower your blood pressure, but also to lose weight and improve your overall heart health. Following the DASH [more…]
Soft Tacos with Chicken
Tacos are a fast-food favorite, but sodium levels can be very high. Instead, make your own soft tacos with chicken. While this recipe is made of good-for-you-ingredients, it’s also slightly higher in sodium [more…]
Quick and Easy Angel Hair Pasta with Shrimp
This angel hair pasta dish features shrimp and colorful vegetables — appealing to the eye and to the palate! Angel hair pasta is an extra-thin type of spaghetti that cooks quickly, so this dish is easy [more…]
Favorite Chocolate Pudding Cake
Chocolate . . . yum. Homemade chocolate pudding cake is an indulgence, but don't feel guilty with this healthier version. This recipe for chocolate pudding cake uses nonfat milk, light cream cheese, and [more…]
Mama Mia Meatball Pizza
This meatball pizza will keep your finicky children satisfied without exacerbating your hypertension, because who doesn't like pizza? This quick and easy recipe also won't take up a lot of your time in [more…]
Savory Breakfast Strata
The most important meal of the day isn't just a choice between a bowl of cereal on one side and bacon and eggs on the other. This savory breakfast strata — which you prepare the night before — will start [more…]
Easy Beef Burgundy with Egg Noodles
Need a bit of comfort food? Try this recipe for Beef Burgundy with Egg Noodles, a classic stew. Burgundy pairs well with beef because the wine is heavy and flavorful. And here, you use chuck or round — [more…]
Baked Chicken Pesto
This recipe for Baked Chicken Pesto evokes summer, when basil (a key ingredient in pesto) is ready for harvesting. Here, store-bought pesto saves time. Chicken Pesto also tastes great when grilled on a [more…]
Roasted Cauliflower Cream Soup
Roasting cauliflower caramelizes the vegetable's natural sugars and deepens the flavor in this recipe for Roasted Cauliflower Cream Soup. Cream soups are often laden with fat and calories, but this one [more…]
Zippy Zucchini Bites
This recipe for Zucchini Bites cooks up in a zip and makes a delightful appetizer. If you don't have zucchini, substitute grated yellow crookneck, pattypan, or 8-ball squash. [more…]
Velvety Vegetable Soup with Tarragon Cream
Root vegetables star in this recipe for a velvety vegetable soup topped with a flavorful tarragon cream. Often overlooked and underappreciated, root vegetables such as rutabaga and parsnips are nutritional [more…]
Sweet Potato Salad with Mango-Curry Dressing
In the mood for something a little exotic? Try this recipe for Sweet Potato Salad with Mango-Curry Dressing. Sweet potatoes are ideal for the health conscious — they’re highly nutritious, contain huge [more…]
First-Place Chicken Chili
Try this recipe for chicken chili if you're tired of the same old beef chili you've been cooking for years. Shredded chicken, navy beans, and ground-up tortillas combine to make a tasty chili with great [more…]
German Apple-Pear Puff Pancakes
This recipe for Apple-Pear Puff Pancakes will certainly impress your guests — and their palates. These light and airy pancakes are a cross between an omelet and a soufflé, so feel free to serve them for [more…]
Fresh and Light Roasted Corn and Shrimp Salsa
Roasted corn, shrimp, bell pepper, and sweet onion make a chunky, flavorful, salsa to eat by the spoonful (when no one's looking). You won't find this yummy salsa on a grocery store shelf! [more…]
Chicken Kabobs with Tzatziki Sauce
Chicken kabobs is the Greek version of meat on a stick. In this recipe, the chicken kabobs are served with a cucumber-dill sauce called tzatziki. Serve up this dish with rice pilaf or a medley of roasted [more…]
Grilled Salmon Fillets with Fresh Fruit Salsa
The fresh fruit salsa in this recipe for grilled salmon complements the distinctive flavor of the fish. Salmon is the top source of some seriously good-for-you essential fatty acids. It’s so versatile [more…]
