Mediterranean Diet

May 20, 2011

“Hail to Kale and Potatoes!"

I spent this past weekend on Manomet Bay. I decided that if the chill wouldn’t permit a dive into the ocean, then I’d delve into The Oldways Table...
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May 18, 2011

Guess who else loves the Mediterranean Diet?

I am sure it is not just because it’s National Mediterranean Diet Month that our favorite diet is getting so much attention in publications from the...
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May 13, 2011

A grape by any other name is… pure science!

My grape purchases tend to depend on price. But the other day as I was eating my $1.99 a pound seedless red grapes I began to wonder, are all grapes...
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May 01, 2011

One New Med Recipe: Baked Spinach (Tian d'Epinards)

Mediterranean Month is here! Go for vegetables! Since May is Mediterranean month and because one focus of Oldways’ Med Month celebrations is...
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April 22, 2011

One New Med Recipe: Lebanese Mussakhan

With Sara in Lebanon for the week, we are taking One New Med Recipe to the streets of Beirut, where the roots of the Med Diet run deep. One of the...
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April 04, 2011

One New Mediterranean Recipe: Risi e Bisi (Rice and Peas)

Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton’s book, Canal House Cooking is wonderfully seasonal. Hoping for spring and warmer weather in Boston, I...
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March 25, 2011

One New Med Recipe: White Bean Puree

As Julia della Croce wrote in The Oldways Table , “legumes are vegetables with the power of meat, and our ancestors couldn’t have done without them...
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March 21, 2011

One New Med Recipe: Chicken Under a Brick

When I was planning the menu for a dinner with Dun’s son Porter and his wife Serena and their children, Suzannah and Abbott, I wanted to try a...
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March 10, 2011

One New Med Recipe: North African Spiced Marinated Fish (Chermoula)

Now that my children have their own apartments, I don’t see their friends quite as often. I miss seeing them and hearing about their lives; I even...
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March 05, 2011

Presenting the Dun Gifford Mediterranean Cuisine Award

Any time spent in Paris is special, but this last trip was especially meaningful for us. Sara was in the City of Lights to present the Dun Gifford...
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February 25, 2011

One New Med Recipe: Pear and Walnut Salad with Goat Cheese

Since pears poached in red wine with baby greens, topped with walnuts, goat cheese and fabulous vinaigrette make up one of my favorite salads to...
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February 16, 2011

One New Med Recipe (actually two!): Stewy Roasted Root Vegetables and Kale Salad

I’ve found an easy way to guarantee at least one new recipe each week — organize a dinner party! I’ve also discovered that choosing the menu is...
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