Heart disease in early life seemed sure to condemn Sonia Allison to lacklustre eating for the rest of her days as she was forced on to a low cholesterol diet. This book, however, is testimony to the fact that you truly can eat well and to your heart’s content. The Low Cholesterol Glutton? A contradiction in terms, surely? Well, why not put this oxymoron to the test and tuck into Halibut Stuffed Tomatoes or Bread Pudding with Brandied Mango. The book also includes a thirty-day diet plan. Almost too good to be true: have your cake and eat it. Recommended by the Family Heart Association.

Sonia Allison is one of Britain’s leading food writers and is also the author of several other Absolute Press titles: South African Cape Malay Cooking and Kind Hearted Cooking.