It’s summertime; long sunny hot days followed by hot nights! With the summer heat comes a bit of laziness. Not sure about you, but on those hot days, I refuse to turn on the oven or spend time over a pot or skillet on the stove. While there are other cooking methods to use (like …
Mediterranean Lifestyle
Sheet Pan Roasted Chicken Thighs and Vegetables
This post may contain Amazon or other affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This quick and easy recipe for sheet pan roasted chicken thighs and vegetables makes dinner as easy as snapping your fingers. Both the chicken and the vegetables side are cooked at the same time, and you use …
Summer Seasonal Produce To Eat Now
June is the first month of summer, and summer is the season of abundant fruits and vegetables. Your local farmers’ markets are open and packed full of fresh fruits and vegetables in summer. You might have guessed that I love shopping and eating according to the seasons. Now is the time to make fresh and …
The Best Roasted Garlic Hummus
This Roaster Garlic Hummus is a smooth spread, dip, or appetizer made from chickpeas (also called garbanzo beans in the US), tahini (sesame seed paste), olive oil, lemon juice, and garlic. This post may contain Amazon or other affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Its creamy smooth texture makes it …
Baba Ghanoush
Baba ghanoush is a typical meze (or mezze) of Eastern Mediterranean cuisine, often served as a dip with pita bread, appetizer, or side dish. It is similar to hummus, but it calls for grilled or roasted eggplant instead of chickpeas. This post may contain Amazon or other affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying …
Eating Well Through The Seasons – Spring
Winter is over. The daytime starts getting longer, and it is finally starting to warm up again, which means cravings for fresh greens and refreshing fruits are kicking in. Our natural desires for food change each season, like how we change our clothes as the seasons progress. In addition, our bodies need to adapt to …
Eating Well Through The Seasons
Maybe you have heard nutritionists, dieticians, and food bloggers, touting the importance of Eating Seasonally. But what does it actually mean, and why should we strive to follow it? Eating Seasonally is consuming fruits and vegetables harvested during the same time of year as consumption — for example, eating citrus during the winter and asparagus …
Easy Ways To Adopt The Mediterranean Diet
Suppose you are thinking of adopting the Mediterranean Diet. In that case, you may feel overwhelmed by the number of changes you might need to make. Should you change everything at once or make smaller, incremental changes? Well, as in most things in life, one size does not fit most. As we all know, “what …
Mediterranean Diet and Lifestyle
The Mediterranean Diet is much more than a mere healthy and tasty dietary pattern. Rather than focusing on individual ‘superfoods,’ it is the overall approach and combination of lifestyle practices and foods that identify it and make it so healthy and famous. One can summarize these lifestyle practices in a single moto: Enjoy life to …