10,000 low cholesterol recipes

This fat-free blond fruitcake is packed with candied pineapple, dried apricots, and peaches, held together with applesauce instead of butter. Aged in orange liqueur for deep, boozy flavor.

Crispy fried oyster mushrooms coated in a triple-dredge of dulse seaweed, garlic, and fresh breadcrumbs. Golden in 90 seconds flat, with a briny, umami crunch in every bite.

Black beans and fettuccine topped with a spiced ketchup-tomato sauce, steamed broccoli, and colorful bell peppers. A low-calorie vegetarian pasta that feeds a crowd.

Middle Eastern braised ox ribs in pepper sauce with sumac, mace, and marjoram, slow-cooked with sweet red peppers and onions. Serve over rice or potatoes.

A light, springy chocolate sponge cake made with just six pantry staples and absolutely no eggs or dairy. Two layers sandwiched with fudge icing, dusted with grated chocolate and powdered sugar. Vegan baking at its most unfussy.

Market pasta salad with shell pasta, broccoli, zucchini, red pepper, and cheddar in a Dijon-lemon dressing with Worcestershire and Parmesan. A colorful vegetarian side.

Roasted root vegetable salad with carrot-curry vinaigrette and crispy fried horseradish. Parsnips, beets, carrots, celery root, and onion roasted hard, dressed warm. Holiday-table showstopper.

Indian carrot salad with cumin, cinnamon, lime juice, and garlic, served chilled and garnished with wheat sprouts. A light, spiced vegetarian side dish.

Curried chicken wings braised with potatoes, ginger, garlic, oyster sauce, and sherry in a savory curry broth. A one-pot Asian-style chicken wing dinner with tender potato chunks.

A Southern-style cornbread stuffing with browned sausage meat, onions, celery, and parsley. Sized to fill a 12-pound turkey, this Dixie Belle dressing comes together in just 30 minutes.

Moist and delicious chocolate cake is so easy to make, great when you have company to come over.

Fat-free marinated butternut squash with balsamic vinegar and fresh mint. Briefly sauteed to stay firm, then chilled for a bright, tangy vegetarian side dish.

A creamy apple marshmallow Waldorf salad: crisp Granny Smith apples, celery, walnuts, and dried fruit folded into whipped cream and mayonnaise with mini marshmallows. A retro, fluffy holiday side the whole table loves.

Brown sugar-dredged pork chops braised in a honey-soy-sesame sauce with onions and green pepper. Finished with toasted sesame seeds for nutty crunch. Easy one-dish pork dinner.

A useful dry rub to add flavor to all kinds of poultry.

Speedy pat-in pastry: oil-based pie crust mixed and pressed right in the pie plate. No rolling pin, no cold butter, no chilling. A reliable crust for bakers who fear pastry.