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A dish of super easy eggplant mese spread baba ganoush also spelled ganoosh.

Super Easy Five-Ingredient Baba Ganoush – An Eggplant Spread

Surprisingly my first recipe to post on Olive Sunshine since moving to Sicily is this easy five-ingredient Baba Ganoush recipe. Baba Ganoush is one of my favorite spreads to serve. An ancient Levantine recipe, Baba Ganoush also known as Ganoosh, is perfect warm or cold and is always a crowd pleaser. Why do I find […]

Vegan chocolate candies fruit and nut clusters pictured with date glaze and strawberries.

Fruit and Nut Vegan Chocolate Clusters

Fruit and nut dark chocolate clusters are so easy to make, I almost forgot to post about them. A vegan candy dessert with super simple ingredients. This dessert takes less than 10 minutes to prepare, and then the refrigerator does the rest of the work. Crunchy heart healthy nuts, semi-sweet chocolate and dried fruit are […]

Sweet Stuffed Dates Sampler

Sweet Stuffed Dates Sampler: A Healthy Dessert

It is the holidays and that makes this the ideal time to share Olive Sunshine’s Sweet Stuffed Dates Sampler recipe because this is the perfect, healthy dessert sampler to bring to a party. Seriously, this healthy dessert sampler of sweet stuffed medjool dates is as beautiful as it is tasty. When I bring them to […]

Vegan Roasted Vegetables and Portabella mushrooms quesadillas

Roasted Vegetable and Feta Quesadillas

I am a huge fan of quesadillas, and especially these Roasted Vegetable and Feta Quesadillas have a sprinkle of cheese rather than cheese being the main ingredients. While any roasted root vegetables can be used to make this recipe, Olive Sunshine’s Vegan Portabella and Vegetable Pot Roast is the perfect starter dinner to use for these […]

Flatbread argulula artichoke roasted red pepper feta goat Whipped Mediterranean Cheese

Artichoke Flatbread with Whipped Mediterranean Cheese

I call Artichoke Flatbread with Whipped Red Pepper and Cheese a pantry favorite. Obviously, not everything comes from my pantry, but most of these items we usually keep in our house. My Sweetheart is the master grocery shopping and has a list of Mediterranean Diet friendly items that he just keeps in the house. That […]

Shrimp Saganaki Style Santorini Style Olive Sunshine plated

Shrimp Saganaki Santorini Style

 Any time I make Shrimp Saganaki Santorini Style it brings me back to sailing on a catamaran in Greece! My Sweetheart and I were so lucky to take a five hour cruise around Oia in Santorini. On the boat, the crew prepared a decadent meal and my favorite dish was the Shrimp Saganaki Santorini Style. […]

Egg Stuffed Roasted Bell Peppers egg salad How to Eat Eggs on the Mediterranean Diet

Egg-Salad Stuffed Roasted Bell Pepper

I am loving these Egg-Stuffed Bell Pepper boats. These vegetarian, low-calorie treats are super simple to make. Egg-Salad Stuffed Roasted Bell Peppers are perfect for breakfast, lunch or an evening tapas. For me, these are a breakfast food, best with a slice of your favorite whole grain toast for a late breakfast on the weekend. […]

Sundried Tomato Artichoke Pesto in Basil Plant Vegan

Sundried Tomato Artichoke Pesto

I am a fan of pesto, and there are a variety of ways to make it, but right now this vegan Sundried Tomato Artichoke Pesto has my attention! It has a vibrant fresh flavor and is full of healthy antioxidants. I use this pesto for wraps, on pasta, on polenta, served as a dip with […]

Eggplant chips with honey and balsamic

Eggplant Chips with Honey

I am a fan of chips…potato, tortilla, zucchini but Eggplant Chips with Honey and balsamic was a new one for me.One summer evening, I was fortunate enough to try them for tapas in Madrid. I had no idea what to expect. Imagine my surprise when they came out warm and razor thin, curled up from […]

Crab Stuffed portabella Mushrooms 10 specail Mediterranaen Diet recipes to celebrate the new year

Crab Stuffed Portabella Mushroom Caps

Crab Stuffed Portabella Mushroom Caps is a new recipe for me. As a plant-leaning home chef, I love mushrooms and use them often. When I was a twenty-something, I would often serve button-mushrooms with a cheesy crab filling at a party I was hosting. A popular, and time-consuming, appetizer amongst my friends. Not really seeing […]

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