Asparagus means spring even though imported ones are available year-round.  Select firm, straight stalks with tightly closed tips, whether you like pencil-thin or thick stalks.  This recipe has an Asian taste that marries sweet and sour flavors.  From the Cleveland Clinic Healthy Heart Lifestyl ... Read more

Colorful and filling, this salad tastes even better if you allow the dressing and vegetable flavors to mix before serving.  From Dr. Esselstyn's Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease.   Yield: 8 servings   Ingredients: 1 bunch radishes, greens removed, trimmed, and cut into bite-size pieces 1 ... Read more

The sweetness of fruit goes very well with the texture and slightly bitter taste of spinach. Oranges are delicious in salads, but we use many other fruits as well, depending on the season — from pears and apples in fall to a variety of berries in spring and summer. Dried fruits processed withou ... Read more

The perfect potato dish, with the freshest ingredients of fall was selected from Dr. Esselstyn's Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease.  Well worth the fuss of chopping and steaming!   Yield: 10 servings   Ingredients: 6 medium white potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks (if you don't mi ... Read more

This fatless dinner dressing is even better than traditional gravy!  From Dr. Esselstyn's Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease.   Yield: 4 cups   Ingredients: 1 onion, chopped2-3 garlic cloves, minced1 10-ounce box mushrooms, slicedVegetable broth, wine, or water2 cups water2 tablespoons whol ... Read more