Heritage diets each share a common pattern of mostly plant-based foods, supporting both human and planetary health.
Arrange on a cheese board and serve!
Sharon Palmer Remembers Pantelleria I fell in love with the Mediterranean diet, thanks to Oldways enthusiasm for educating me on the healthy, delicious qualities of this traditional diet during the numerous Oldways Mediterranean conferences I attended in the past ten years. Within no time I was…
1. To prepare the dough, combine the flour and salt, and gradually add the water, mixing it in until it is completely incorporated. Knead the dough until it is soft and smooth. Roll it into a ball, cover it, and set it aside. 2. Begin to make the filling. First, wash all of the dill, […]
Cooking with fire dates back to our Paleolithic ancestors. In fact, cooking over an open game is thought to be a pivotal step in human evolution. The theory being that as our ancestors discovered the connection between fire and cooking and used these techniques to extract more energy from food…
Fausto Luchetti Remembers a Mediterranean Inspired Friendship It is with sincere pleasure and more than a touch of nostalgia that I agreed, as requested by the current President of Oldways, Sara Baer-Sinnott, to recount my experience and so participate in the Mediterranean Memory a Day event, an…
Annie Copps Remembers Dun and Other Wonderful Oldways Memories Today is a bittersweet day for me and for so many of us. Today marks the anniversary of Dun Giffords passing. Bitter for all the obvious reasons. Like the unripe, uncured olive he tricked me into eating in Ragusa, SicilyI…
Attilio Giacosa Remembers a Dish of Friendship I am an Italian gastroenterologist and I spent most of my life doing research on diet and health and particularly on diet and cancer risk at the National Cancer Research Institute of Genoa. In the mid-eighties I started collecting epidemiological…
Cookbooks all our kitchen shelves. Some are pristine, with pages that have barely been turned. Some are a bit dog-eared. And then theres Deborah Madisons Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, which bears witness to splatters and dribbles from all the many meals we’ve cooked from its pages. We…
Preheat your oven to 375F. Drizzle a little olive oil over the head of the garlic and rub it over the exposed garlic cloves. Wrap the garlic in foil, place it on a baking sheet, and roast for 30-35 minutes, or until the cloves are soft and fragrant. While the garlic roasts, rinse the quinoa…
The Mediterranean Diet Pyramid graphic is striking; the lush food illustrations provide wonderful inspiration for healthy and delicious Mediterranean dishes and meals. While youve certainly noticed the illustrations, have you also paid attention to the advice next to each part of the pyramid Of…
