Recipes Blogs

It’s Thanksgiving Day. What are you doing with your leftovers? Skip the turkey sandwiches and try these heart-healthy alternatives.

Eating cranberries at Thanksgiving is a tradition, so add one of my favorite heart-healthy recipes to your Thanksgiving table: Cranberry slaw.

Did you know that you could grill watermelon? Try it in this delicious heart-healthy recipe.

Halibut is filled with vital omega-3s that help to reduce triglycerides and blood pressure, and support your brain, joint, and skin health.

Try Dr. Sinatra's delicious, easy Mediterranean Chicken recipe. It's loaded with good-for-you heart fats and more.

Miso soup not only takes the chill off a cold winter day, but it gives your health an incredible boost.

Cranberries are one of the most heart-healthy foods. Here's why....

Baked winter squash is loaded with heart-healthy vitamins and minerals, including potassium.

Eggplant contains fiber which is important not only for healthy digestion, but is protective against cardiovascular disease. Here's an easy eggplant parmesan dish that you can make outdoors right on the grill.

Zucchini is delicious steamed, or coated with olive oil and broiled on the grill. Plus, here’s another favorite zucchini recipe from our kitchen.

If you’ve been with me for a while, you know I’m wild about wild salmon. 

One quick and easy dinner my wife Jan and I like to make is Peppered Rosemary Chicken. 

Now that the weather is warmer, my wife Jan and I have switched over from soups to salads in our kitchen. One of our favorites is White Bean Salad. 

I wanted to post a recipe for one of our all-time favorite dishes in the Sinatra household—Pasta Primavera.

I love olive oil. I love the way it smells and tastes, the way it adds texture to salads. I've been using it since I was a child. (Given that my last name is Sinatra, would you expect anything different?) For me, it's a happy coincidence that olive oil is so healthful.

Lasagna gets a health update in this amazing, heart-healthy recipe. Swapping out the meat for antioxidant-rich veggies not only lowers the fat and calories, but also makes great cardiovascular nutrition sense. 

This fantastic salad has all the omega-3s you want for heart health, plus the low-calorie and low-fat requirements needed to keep your waistline trim. And you can't beat the taste!

When it comes to eye health, it is essential that you get plenty of carotenoids in your daily diet—lutein and zeaxanthin in particular.

It seems like January is prime-time cold and flu season. Maybe it's the weather, maybe it's the calm after the storm of the holidays, or maybe it's just good old-fashioned germs. But, whatever it is, you can be prepared with this delicious tea recipe.

There are lots of easy, delicious ways to get the health benefits of apples. The first is, naturally, to just eat one!

Two heart-healty ways to use leftover turkey.

Eating natto can help lower blood pressure levels. Here is a great way to prepare it.

Enjoy spice cake on a cool autumn day.

Time is a precious commodity for everyone these days. And finding the time to eat right can be downright challenging. Fortunately, this easy salad is not only a breeze to put together, but it tastes great and is a great choice for a light lunch or side dish with dinner. And since it’s low glycemic, it’s a perfect recipe for people living with diabetes.

Enjoy spice cake on a cool autumn day.

Time is a precious commodity for everyone these days. And finding the time to eat right can be downright challenging. Fortunately, this easy salad is not only a breeze to put together, but it tastes great and is a great choice for a light lunch or side dish with dinner. And since it’s low glycemic, it’s a perfect recipe for people living with diabetes.

Enjoy spice cake on a cool autumn day.

This particular recipe for broccoli soup is not only delicious, but it's chock full of natural blood thinners.

Favorite recipes for the grill.

Rosemary helps to prevent the buildup of toxic carcinogens in the meats and even contains compounds that prevent skin cancers. It’s also a great antioxidant.

Fish and fish oil for a cornerstone of a good cardiovascular diet. Here is a recipe for grilled Mediterranean halibut.

Here are some delicious PAMM diet salad recipes.

Here’s a great recipe for those of you with kids in your life, but not necessarily in your home. Kids can make these with you, then take them home and to school.

Rebecca Katz, author of The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen, believes that “a grounding activity such as cooking and eating well can provide more than nourishment; it can offer a huge psychological boost.”

It’s not usual that I feel compelled to write a book review, let alone one about nutrition. But I have come across one that is such a real winner for helping folks deal with the day-to-day aspects of cancer treatment, that it makes a great resource.

Pure flax oil is the world's most abundant source of omega-3 fatty acids, containing an amazing 55 percent by weight. As such, flax oil offers incredible health benefits that should not be discounted.

Eggplant, a nightshade vegetable, is high in fiber, manganese, vitamin B1, copper, and potassium. It also contains nasunin, an anthocyanin antioxidant that protects your cell membranes from damage—and fortifies your immune system. Eggplant helps promote healthy LDL cholesterol levels.