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Cold Smoked Salmon Breakfast Sandwich
A healthy Cold Smoked Salmon Breakfast Sandwich is a decadent hand-held treat. I had a couple of friends stay the night and I wanted to make a healthy breakfast that was not too much work. Typically, I would make a nice brunch for overnight guests, but we had a busy morning planned full of physical […]
12 Mediterranean Diet Breakfasts: Unique and Delicious Ideas
Olive Sunshine has created 12 Mediterranean Diet Breakfast. Ideas that are unique and delicious. A common question I read from beginners of the Mediterranean Diet is “what can I have for breakfast”? Popular breakfasts on the typical American Diet includes sugary cereals, breads, and pastries, processed meats, greasy fast-food sandwiches and eggs. It is little […]
Grilled Vegetable and Pesto Flatbread
Summertime scrumptious is the best word I can use to describe this Grilled Vegetable and Pesto Flatbread. Yes, I said grilled – like on the good old BBQ grill outside! It is roasted goodness and summertime freshness in one thin little flatbread. Perfect for a hot day, because it cooks quickly and without having to […]
Mediterranean Farro Breakfast Bowl
The Mediterranean Farro Breakfast Bowl captures the essence of what is delicious and healthy in the Mediterranean Diet. This is an easy and delicious way to work the fundamentals in first thing in the morning. Warm, delicious, and most importantly simple and fast to prepare. The Mediterranean Farro Breakfast Bowl is flavorful with spinach, onions, […]
An Easy Menu For Living Joyfully on the Mediterranean Diet
I am so happy to share an easy menu for living joyfully on the Mediterranean Diet! This easy menu is perfect for a large dinner party! Recently, my sweetheart and I shared an evening with 40 of our friends. The Joyful Mediterranean Lifestyle was on full display at this event. Opening up our home, we […]
Jackie’s Super Easy Lazy Lasagna
I grew up absolutely loving Jackie’s Super Easy Lazy Lasagna. Why? Jackie is my mom. I make this lasagna when I have to feed a crowd. It is not the strictest of the Mediterranean Diet recipes. It is more of a Modern Mediterranean Diet recipe. Made with quality ingredients, it can be thrown together in […]
Eggplant Bruschetta
Eggplant Bruschetta is light, fresh and flavorful. This recipe is the perfect dish for a gathering. I recently made Eggplant Bruschetta as part of Olive Sunshine’s Easy Menu for Living Joyfully on the Mediterranean Diet. This was on the menu for a recent dinner party held in our home. We had 40 people. I learned […]
The Joyful Mediterranean Lifestyle: How to Celebrate on a Diet
The Joyful Mediterranean Lifestyle: How to Celebrate on a Diet was a challenging title to come up with for this blog. How do you encompass all that is good about the Mediterranean Diet in one quick snappy headline? If you adopt the Mediterranean Diet, it is important to understand it is more than changing what […]
10 Easy Ways to Eat More Fish and Seafood
Here are ten recipes that provide easy ways to incorporate more fish and seafood into your Mediterranean Diet. For many people fish and seafood is not a regular go-to menu choice. Especially when cooking at home, incorporating fish and seafood can seem daunting. Olive Sunshine has several delicious recipes that makes eating fish and seafood […]
Easy Delicious Citrus Branzino
I love this Easy Delicious Branzino recipe. Branzino is a favorite fish and if you have never tried branzino, please do. Also known as Mediterranean Bass, it is a light, white fish that does not have a “fishy taste”. Sometimes it is compared to Chilean sea bass. Unlike sea bass, branzino is actually part of […]