left: Serve Pork Saté as a pick-up appetizer or as a Thai-inspired main dish over fluffy brown rice. right: Go for Grilled Lamb Chops With Pineapple-Mint Salsa when you're craving a sweet-and-salty entrée.

Hardly anyone can resist the aroma of dinner sizzling outdoors. A portobello mushroom is a divine substitute for a burger, especially when topped with calcium-rich blue cheese. A Vitamin C-rich salsa perks up lamb chops, and lean pork is accented by peanuts, which boast a heart-healthy fat. So crank up the flames, and treat yourself to something good--and good for you.

This article is from the March 2005 issue of Southern Living.