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21 April 2022
FAVA - BROAD BEANS: Fava beans, aka broad beans, have a fascinating history. They have been part of the Mediterranean diet forever, albeit with some reservation. They were among the few plant-based foods prohibited by the ancient Greek mathematician Pythagoras, who had a large cult following and preached a vegetarian diet. Although fava beans are highly nutritious (and delicious), ...
5 April 2022
Springtime in Greece means that gardens are starting to fill with gorgeous, luscious green, and that means lots of new spring recipes for your Mediterranean diet repertoire! Combine fresh ingredients with classic Greek products, like feta cheese, extra virgin Greek olive oil, and ancient Mediterranean grains, and you’ve got a recipe for success - actually, 7 of them!
14 March 2022
Beans are an integral part of the Greek -Mediterranean diet. Here's a look at some favorite recipes and a primer for how to integrate beans into your weekly meal plan.
7 December 2021
I want to wish everyone a safe, happy and healthy holiday season and New Year. We celebrate with season's "eatings," always with a Greek twist, a drizzle of olive oil and spoonful of honey and the scent of warm spices permeating so many holiday dishes. Holiday traditions culminate at New Year's for Greeks, the day most people actually exchange gifts.
26 October 2021
Friends, fans and followers, welcome to this little collection of 35 Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes Inspired by Greek Flavors! So much of Greek cooking is naturally vegan that we often just take our great plant-based dishes for granted.
Enjoy this selection of traditional and contemporary Greek-Inspired Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes...from my Greek table to yours!
7 September 2021
This year, “back to school” has particular significance. We are all looking forward to some return to normalcy. Back to school also calls to mind lunch! At least for me, and by default also extends to the (hopefully large) back-to-the-office crowd. Whether you’re brown-bagging it on the way to the classroom or office doesn’t matter; what does matter is eating ...
26 January 2021
Bean lovers rejoice! This Greek recipe, called Sympetherio, hails from Crete and is the absolute perfect paradigm of the healthy Mediterranean diet. In the Greek diet, as you know, beans have played a major role forever. Here, a medley of beans, grains and vegetables are mixed together into a nutritious whole. Feel free to use canned beans if that’s ...
22 April 2020
Discover why the Mediterranean Diet is the best diet for a healthy planet, as well as for a sound mind and body. The plant-forward deliciousness of Greek-Mediterranean food will convince you that we can live by plants alone! Or, at least, with much less red meat in our lives. Greek cuisine, indeed, boasts one of the most plant-friendly diets on earth, with more vegetarian main courses than any other culinary tradition in the Mediterranean.
4 September 2019
Happy September! The light shifts ever so slightly. The breeze carries the first hints of a chill. Soft, bursting figs dangle from trees, begging to be plucked, and grapes are everywhere, pale green, yellowish gold, mottled pink, deep purplish red. Peppers populate market stalls in a palette of bright fire-engine reds and oranges, green and more, crisp, smooth, wrinkled, curled, ...
10 April 2019
We've made our annual Easter sojourn to Ikaria, the Blue-Zone Greek island renowned for the longevity of its inhabitants. Here in Greece, schools get two weeks off, so we've already been here a few days and will stay through the whole "Lambro Evdomada," or "Bright Week," as the week after Easter is called.
