Mixing: Combine all of the ingredients, and mix and knead them—by hand, mixer, or bread machine—to form a smooth, supple dough. Transfer the dough to a lightly greased bowl or dough-rising bucket, cover the bowl or bucket, and allow the dough to rise till puffy though not necessarily doubled…
Mixing: Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water with a pinch of sugar. Allow it to rest for 15 minutes, till it becomes puffy. If you’re using instant yeast, you can skip this step. Combine the yeast/water with the remaining ingredients, and mix and knead—by hand, mixer, or bread…
Mixing: Combine all of the ingredients (except oil for brushing), and mix and knead them together—by hand, mixer, or bread machine—to make a smooth dough. This will take about 8 minutes by hand, 5 minutes in an electric mixer, or use the dough setting on your bread machine. Cover the dough,…
When a panel of nutrition scientists updated the original Mediterranean Diet Pyramid in 2008, one of the major changes they made was to make fish and seafood more prominent. In other words, they moved fish and seafood closer to the base of the pyramid. They did this because in the fifteen years…
Heat the oven to 375°F convection (or 400°F non-convection) with a rack near the center. Toast the bread crumbs. Spread the bread crumbs on a rimmed baking sheet, sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of the oil, and season with salt. Toss to mix, then spread into an even, loose layer. Toast in the oven,…
Tony May Brings Us Back to The Basics My first memories of Mediterranean cuisine experiences came in the late 70s or early 80s with seminars organized by Oldways, Dun Gifford, and the International Olive Oil Council with Fausto Luchetti. The audience, composed mostly of the American press,…
Despite spanning regions all over the world, heritage diets are more alike than they are different. Although you can absolutely choose to strictly adhere to a Mediterranean, African, Latin American or Asian heritage-based way of eating, there is enough overlap that you can also experiment…
Elena Paravantes Shares Her Great Greek Food Memories My childhood is full of Mediterranean food memories; you see I grew up in a Greek household with a Greek mother who cooked Greek and only Greek food, even though we lived in Midwest suburbia. So while my friends enjoyed chocolate chip…
Oldways, the French Cultural Center in Boston, and the Culinary Guild of New England teamed up on Tuesday to host fabulous cookbook author and cooking teacher Susan Herrmann Loomis as she promotes her new book, Nuts in the Kitchen. Susan spent the evening demonstrating techniques from her book,…
Vegetables are an essential element of Mediterranean cooking, and form the foundation of the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid. Whether you’ve planted a vegetable garden or are strolling through your local farmer’s market, you’ll be pleasantly overwhelmed by the colorful assortment of…
At its core, the Mediterranean diet is all about fresh, simple, uncomplicated cooking. This philosophy of eating and cooking is not only healthy, but can be easily adapted to fit with our hectic, fast-paced lives. Having a few simple, go-to recipes and techniques under your belt can be your tool…
At a certain point its just too boring to talk about the weather, but perhaps you will forgive us Bostonians this month if we cant help ourselves. There is so much snow! We’re still shoveling walks, digging out cars, and trying to navigate sidewalks lined with eight foot snowbanks. A trip to…
