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15 April 2022
TIP: Bulgur is great in salads, soups, pilafs, and even paired with meats. You can also use it as a substitute for rice or couscous in almost any recipe. As it’s a rich source of both fiber and phytonutrients, it may help improve your blood sugar control.
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!
8 March 2022
Tahini and tarama are two of the many superfoods of Greek Lent and they're both surprisingly versatile.
24 February 2022
FUN FACT: Buffalo Cauliflower is the plant-lover’s answer to Buffalo wings, that greasy snack that’s classic on Super Bowl Sunday! While I haven’t been able to find the story of when and how cauliflower became a stand-in for actual chicken wings, I did unearth the story of the wings themselves. The Buffalo wing was invented in 1964, in Buffalo, ...
15 February 2022
WHITE VS BROWN RICE RIce is one of the staples of the Mediterranean and is grown in various regions around the Mediterranean basin. Brown rice is a whole grain that contains the bran and germ, which provide fiber and several vitamins and minerals. White rice is a refined grain that has had these parts removed, making it softer, faster-cooking, ...
10 February 2022
This vibrant and nutritious warm broccoli salad is perfect for any occasion, whether it's a family dinner or a potluck gathering. Packed with the goodness of fresh broccoli, this salad is not only delicious but also incredibly healthy.A LITTLE ABOUT STAR ANISEI love the flavor of star anise and use it a lot in my cooking. It has a ...
10 February 2022
HELPFUL HINT: I am of two minds when it comes to vegan cheeses. On the one hand, I love real cheese so have no qualms about cheating once a week with the real thing; so many vegan cheeses are an amalgam of fillers that they’re ultimately not that healthy. Look for vegan cheeses produced probiotically and based on cashews ...
7 February 2022
Sexy greens is not an oxymoron! In the Mediterranean diet, greens are a basic ingredient. Their sheer variety offers countless solutions to everything from soup and salad to main courses and they're packed with nutrients.
21 January 2022
A LITTLE HISTORY AND A HELPFUL TIP: Corn has been an important part of the original Ikaria diet, in so far as one can claim that, with corn being a New World crop. But what I mean is that once established in the Mediterranean, for almost half a millenium now, it became something people could grow themselves, On Ikaria, ...
21 January 2022
HOW TO MAKE A GLUTEN-FREE TABBOULEH:Bulgur is one of the oldest grain products in the Eastern Mediterranean, as wheat is one of the three members of the holy trinity of Mediterranean Diet plants (the other two being the olive tree and grape vine). But in these gluten-intolerant times, knowing some viable substitutes for much-maligned wheat might help you figure ...
