Transitioning into fall with the Mediterranean diet is easy. Since the Mediterranean diet is very seasonal, there is no shortage of great recipes for the cold weather coming. The winter in the Mediterranean is mild but it can still get very cold. There are many mountainous regions of the Mediterranean and the villages in these […]
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Ozlem’s Turkish Table (Interview, Turkish Recipes, Book Review)
The Turkish recipes in this cookbook are mainly from Southern Turkey and Ozlem’s hometown of Antakya. She really stresses seasonality and using the best ingredients possible. The recipes use olive oil, yogurt, bulgur wheat, eggplant, pomegranate, chili flakes, and lots of herbs and spices to create healthy, traditional recipes. When Ozlem starts trying a new recipe, the first thing she does is call her mother. This shows how these recipes are being passed down generation to generation. Ozlem is excited to share these recipes with her two children who are set to carry on the traditions.
Our Favorite Avocado Toast Recipes
We’ve been testing avocado toast recipes lately and trying to create healthy Mediterranean versions. These are three of our favorite recipes we came up with. Two of these recipes are savory and one is sweet. They are all simple to make, but are also filling and nutritional Mediterranean breakfast recipes.
Mediterranean Foods Of Love
Getting through winter with a good mood intact can be quite the challenge. This is just one of the reasons I appreciate celebrating Valentine’s Day in February. What a pleasant diversion from the snow and chill, with an added bonus: a post-holiday season opportunity to whip up delicious treats.
Flavorful Mediterranean Preserved Lemons
Learn about delicious Mediterranean preserved lemons and how to make them in your own kitchen.
Get The Scoop on Sensational Soup!
Learn some of the foundations of successful soup making and get the skinny on some great soup cookbooks and recipes.
The Humble Potato In The Limelight
I simply can’t get enough of cooking with potatoes. These common tubers have proven to be consistent crowd pleasers in my family! Kids gobble them right up! My spud creations always get a seal of approval, and I believe this is because of their stellar absorption of flavors. Simply apply the best of oils, spices, […]
Must Have Mediterranean Sandwiches
Make room in your sandwich repertoire for these delicious and healthy Mediterranean creations!
Celebrate Culinary Arts Month: New Cook Resources
Enjoy browsing through our recommendations for home cook resources. You’ll find loads of information about food, cooking and culinary ingredients.
The Mediterranean Way Program
Everything you need to start eating and living the Mediterranean Way
The Mediterranean Way 10 Week Diet & Lifestyle program comes with everything you need to easily and deliciously get the benefits of the proven healthy Mediterranean diet.
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Foods of Crete Cook Book
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, Registered Dietician.
Buy Olive Oil From Crete
Delicious and buttery, this is the oil that can be used for all your cooking needs including sauces, dressings, soups, bread dipping and even baking! Makes everything taste better!
