Preheat oven to 500°F. Add chopped sun dried tomatoes, shallots, and mushrooms to a medium mixing bowl. Add vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Tear off eight sheets of parchment paper, each about 12” long. Place each piece of cod in the center of its own sheet of…
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. For marinade, olive oil, sumac, cayenne pepper, oregano, salt, pepper, 1/3 of the minced garlic, and the juice and zest from half of a lemon (reserve otherlemon half). Place salmon in the bowl and let marinate on the counter for 15-20 minutes. Place foil on…
Place the whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, salt, and yeast in a large bowl and stir to combine. Add the water and lemon juice into the flour mixture. With your hand formed in a stiff claw, rake the flour and water together, until it becomes a sticky mass. Roll and press the dough mass…
“Plant-based” may not be the first phrase that comes to mind when you think about desserts. Rather, you probably have visions of butter, flour, eggs, and sugar. However, many Mediterranean desserts are indeed derived from plants. The Mediterranean climate lends itself well to…
Stuffed vegetables have a long tradition in many Mediterranean countries. Greeks, Sicilians, Lebanese, Turks, Egyptians, and the Cypriots might argue that their version of a given stuffed vegetable dish is best and claim its origin as their own, but in reality, stuffing vegetables is a common…
Mediterranean Month is here! Go for vegetables! Since May is Mediterranean month and because one focus of Oldways’ Med Month celebrations is vegetables, I went looking for a simple and delicious vegetable recipe. I had a hankering for spinach because I’d been out for dinner at…
Set the oven to 400°F. Scrub the beets under water to clean off any dirt, cut off their stems, then set them in a rimmed baking dish filled with a thin layer (about ¼ inch) of water. Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for about 1 hour, until beets are tender when pierced […]
During Black History Month this year, Oldways turned up the volume about the flavors and nutrition of African heritage cuisine. To start things of, we launched our first annual African Heritage & Health Week (February 1st-7th) a week dedicated to exposing people to new tastes and dishes from…
Heat waves and hot weather call for refreshing, no-cook meals. For inspiration, head to the Mediterranean! Mediterranean summers are typically hot and dry, and thankfully, Mediterranean cooks have developed delicious recipes that dont require an oven. From chilled soups, to salads, to grazing…
Image Courtesy of Unsplash Cooking during the summer can often feel like a daunting task. Especially during the hottest months of the year, most people prefer to stay cool rather than cooped up in an overheated kitchen. Rather than relying on takeout or microwave meals, a healthier alternative can…
It’s a familiar scene: an open refrigerator door, an assortment of ingredients on the shelf, a clock ticking closer to dinner time. What do you cook when you don’t feel like cooking? Cooking burnout is a reality for many of us these days. It can mean feeling uninspired,…
