This quick, simple dish was adapted from one of Silverton’s favorite recipes.
The American Heart Association
recommends two servings of fish
a week — particularly of those high in omega-3 fatty acids — as an important part of a healthy, lowfat diet. Reap the benefits with this seasonal special — rich in protein and calcium and low in artery-clogging saturated fat—from Chef Lyle Bolyard at The Lodge at Woodloch in Hawley, PA.
The first female professional chef in the U.S. to come out of Puerto Rico, Carmen Gonzalez conquered the Miami scene with her award-winning Carmen the Restaurant, recognized for its savory modern Puerto Rican cuisine. Here, she shares the recipe for her famous Pan-Seared Snapper Fillet Over White-Water Clams and Chorizo Stew.
Southern dishes aren’t generally renowned for their healthfulness, but this chicken recipe is packed with lean protein, zero added fat and very little salt in its spicy tomato sauce.
A Food Network favorite, Cat Cora has hosted Melting Pot, My Country My Kitchen: Greece and Kitchen Accomplished, and made history as the first and only female Iron Chef. Here, one of her favorite recipes, “I love traditional Greek comfort food, but have lightened it up to fit in with my Southern California lifestyle,” she says.
The following heart-healthy meal makeover, provided by Barbara Rolls, Ph.D., author of The Volumetrics Eating Plan: Techniques and Recipes for Feeling Full on Fewer Calories (HarperCollins, 2005), evokes the hearty traditional flavors of French countryside cooking.
Baked potato chips are the secret to this chicken’s crispy coating. Instead of going into a vat of fat, this bird cooks in the oven.
By pairing heart-healthy macadamia nuts with omega-3 essential fatty acid-rich salmon, the chefs at Cal-a-Vie health spa in Vista, CA, have created a deliciously satisying and heart-healthy recipe.
Cooking fruit on a very hot, dry skillet creates plenty of dramatic sizzle and caramelizes the sugars, lending this salsa a deep, smoky flavor without any fat.
This refreshing, low-cal dessert recipe — made in an ice cream maker — was adapted by VIVmag from a recipe by chef Mary Nearn at Miraval resort in Tucson, AZ.