The Mediterranean Diet is one of the most vibrant and creative combinations of flavours, colours and ingredients in the world. Many internationally renowned recipes originated there such as pizza margherita, paella and ratatouille. The vast area, defined by the straits … Continue reading
The Mediterranean way of cooking and eating is increasingly regarded as a great option for those seeking a more healthy diet, to cut food bills and for cooks of all abilities. Mediterranean food can be simple to prepare and relies … Continue reading
Chard, also known as Swiss chard, is a leafy green vegetable related to beetroot and spinach and is widely used in Mediterranean cooking. The Spinach Pie recipe which I posted a few months ago was a family favourite often cooked … Continue reading
I was telling a friend about the salad I’d made the night before using some beautiful avocados when she said: ” I love avocados but they’re banned from the list of foods I can eat. My slimming club categorizes avocados … Continue reading
Home spun remedies, based on local ingredients and handed down the generations, like chicken soup to combat flu, are often dismissed as placebos. We live in an age dominated by over-reliance on prescription medicines and pill popping, even for minor … Continue reading
Gourmet “street food” is the latest food fad to cross the waters from the US to the UK. It follows hot on the heels of pub food going gastro instead of gastric (aka deep-fried frozen scampi and chips) and farmers’ … Continue reading
The first time I came across couscous was as a child, whilst on a family holiday in Morocco. I remember seeing a group of locals sitting barefoot on the floor around a huge pot of steaming couscous placed in the … Continue reading
This is a really simple, yet healthy dish which only takes minutes to prepare. Tapenade is a French recipe involving crushed olives, although the Italians claim it was they who originally invented it thousands of years earlier. As with all … Continue reading
When it comes to fish, nothing beats eating freshly caught sardines cooked simply on a wood-fired barbecue on the beach. As a child, fish and seafood was often on the menu but that’s hardly surprising when you have the Mediterranean … Continue reading
Did you lose your house keys again this morning? Or keep forgetting where you parked your car? It could simply be your brain’s not getting the right type of nutrition. A recent article in The Huffington Post (Mediterranean Diet May … Continue reading
The hibernating season is over! The weather is getting warmer and once again it’s time to shed all those layers- not just the woolly ones but the ones that find a home around our middles in winter! All this thinking … Continue reading
You may be wondering why the Mediterranean diet has got lots of media attention recently. After all it’s not another new food sensation but one that has evolved over hundreds of years. In 2010 it hit the headlines after Unesco … Continue reading