“It used to be said that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, but all too often it was the way to his heart attack …”

In this episode of Highdays & Other Days, Jenny puts together a selection of dishes that “not only taste good but are healthy, wholesome, and heartsome” in her take on eating ‘for your heart’s sake’.

The studio kitchen, backdrop to Jenny’s cookery show, is the epitome of rustic charm. Here she prepares a range of dishes - varying in difficulty from the very simple to the most sophisticated - for special occasions. Whether it's Sunday lunch for the family, or a children's birthday party, or a picnic, or a party buffet, Jenny provides you with a host of easy-to-follow recipes and tips.

Jennifer Ann Bristow is a Northern Irish cook and cookery writer. Bristow was brought up on her family's dairy farm near Coleraine. A former home economics teacher at Cambridge House in Ballymena, Bristow made her first television appearance on Ulster Television's Farming Ulster in 1989 demonstrating how to cook with potatoes, which led a producer at the station to offer Bristow her own series.

• Jenny Bristow