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Grilled Cheese with Feta and Sun Dried Tomatoes
It is the end of summer, but we are still enjoying fresh food and the taste of garden grown tomatoes. However, with the coming of the cold, I also like some warm food. This healthy grilled cheese is the perfect meal for that!
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The Ultimate Guide to Eating the Mediterranean Diet
The Mediterranean Diet has been in the news a lot in the past few years. It has been voted the #1 diet by U.S. News & World Report. Not only was it voted the top overall diet, it was also rated the best healthy eating diet, the easiest diet to follow, the best diet for diabetes, the best heart-healthy diet, and the best plant-based diet. I would also add that, in my humble opinion, it is the best tasting diet out there. But what is the Mediterranean Diet?
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Foods of Crete Cook Book
A cookbook from the “heart” of the Mediterranean Diet
Do you want to eat like the healthiest people in the world?
In the 1960’s, the Greek island of Crete had the highest longevity rates in the world, the men lived to be the same age as the women and researchers could only find one man on the island who had heart disease.In our cookbook, Foods of Crete: Traditional Recipes from the Healthiest People in the World you will find over 110 delectable recipes by Koula Barydakis, a chef and cooking teacher from the island and a guide to eating the Mediterranean diet by Bill Bradley, RD.
The Only Olive Oil We Use
Cold Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil from the Greek Island of Crete
Extra virgin olive oil makes everything taste better! 3L tin.
“We tried this olive oil about a year ago and fell in love with its buttery creamy taste, and flexibility. We use it daily to cook our morning eggs, dress our salads, and to fry everything from zucchini fritters to chicken. We are fans for life!” — The Minchoffs
“This Cretan extra virgin olive oil is peppery tasting with a fresh apple fruity aroma and a pleasant buttery mouthfeel. I love it for dipping fresh bread and feta, as well as for cooking.” — Marika Grossman
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Olive Oil French Fries
Potatoes are a food staple in Crete. My uncle, who lives in a small Cretan village, has a large plot of land dedicated just to potatoes. He grows enough potatoes for the entire year for his family. His basement is literally filled with potatoes, (covered with flour to help preserve them). When I lived in Crete with my aunt and uncle, we ate potatoes practically every day. My aunt would roast them in the oven, put them in stews, boil them for Horta, and, of course, make olive oil french fries.
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Cherry Tomato Sauce and Bela Mushrooms on Pasta
A study came out recently that showed that Italians who ate more pasta tended to lose more weight than those who ate less pasta. How can this be you may ask? Isn’t pasta the bane of our existence, the thing that many people consider their weak link to losing weight and to eating healthy in […]
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