Every self-styled young food savant preaches the importance of salt for bringing out the flavor in cooked foods, but what if we have to reduce or avoid sodium? Are we resigned to bland meals? Not with this amazingly fresh, vibrant
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Orange Sesame Chicken
Care for a stir-fry with a minimum of low sodium soy sauce, yet tons of fresh flavor? This healthy take on a Chinese classic relies on garlic, ginger, chili, sesame oil and freshly squeezed orange juice, rather than loads of
Sweet & Savory Dessert Tray
Who says desserts have to be sickly sweet and loaded with refined sugar? This sociable, Moroccan-style après supper treat requires no cooking, no baking and no burden on our next A1c test! Print Recipe Mediterranean Sweet & Savory Dessert Tray
A Hint of Chocolate
Do chocolate eclairs, chocolate ice cream, chocolate mousse or molten chocolate fondue sound yummy? Whether we admit it or not, most of us are chocoholics. But cacao that’s been fattened and sweetened into traditional chocolate desserts can potentially play havoc
Date & Bourbon Chantilly Cream
Sweetened whipped cream is classically referred to as “Chantilly,” but who of us – at our age – really needs the added carbs and empty calories of refined sugar? So instead, three very appealing ingredients, a little elbow grease and
Almost Chicken Soup
A pot full of bubbling chicken broth, vegetables and diced breast or thigh meat that’s simmering away on the stove is every mother’s home remedy. Food Over 50’s version calls for homemade, fat free chicken stock using a roasted carcass
Mussels Marinara
Mussels contain a substantially higher level of healthy Omega 3’s than any other shellfish. This is why I regularly hand-harvest these beautiful bi-valves outside the cottage in Scotland and turn them into a variety of recipes, from smoked mussels to
Roast Leg of Lamb with Rosemary and Garlic
When it comes to red meat meals I like lamb. This Mediterranean influenced roast is simple and traditional, whether you prepare it over a wood fire on the beach, or in the oven at home. And the fresh garlic and
Tabbouleh with Artichoke
Classic parsley, tomato and bulgar salad, known as Tabbouleh, or Taboulie, is prepared exquisitely by our American Public Television cooking show colleague, Julie Taboulie of Julie Taboulie’s Lebanese Kitchen. We can’t improve on her version and we wouldn’t even try.