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Mixed Greens with Rustic Smashed Potatoes

A Perfect Fall Salad

Most people think about salads as a summer food. Cool, crisp and light are elements naturally aligned to summer eating. So why do I think salads are perfect for fall? A hearty fall salad, based on the principles of the Mediterranean Diet, is the perfect quick meal. A perfect fall Salad is healthy but tastes […]

Smoky Mountains got us moving

The Smoky Mountains Got Us Moving

It is no surprise that the Mediterranean Diet is one of the most popular diets in the world. I am in several groups on Facebook connecting me to like-minded individuals enthusiastic about this way of life. Scrolling these pages you will see a plethora of recipes, photos of food, and questions about what is and […]

Homemade Corn Chips

I Mediterraneanized Taco Tuesday

I love Taco Tuesday and I have ‘Mediterraneanized’ my favorite Mexicali dishes even the Sangria! Just saying the word taco makes me hungry. Add the word Tuesday as in Taco Tuesday and my mind drifts to my favorite local taco place and laughter with friends. It is my escape from the weekday grind. A core […]

Deep Dish Sicilian Pizza made with Sourdough

Baking with Sourdough on the Mediterranean Diet

On the Mediterranean Diet I am baking with my own wild yeast sourdough and loving it. Eating baked goods has never before aligned to dieting in my world. One of my favorite aspects of the Mediterranean Diet way of eating is that I am baking again. I love the aroma of fresh bread in the […]

Olive Oil in an olive grove.

Olive Sunshine

Olive oil has been the most important revelation for me as I embraced the Mediterrean way of eating.

Italian-Dinner

Why am I Blogging About the Mediterranean Diet?

There is not a better day to treat yourself to a good life than today.

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