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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 […]
Spicy Red Pepper and Tomato Pizza Sauce
Roasted red pepper and tomato pizza sauce is one of my favorites. I did not set out to make this sauce per se. It is actually the combination of my favorite tomato sauce with some canned roasted red peppers blended in to make it thinner. I have been known to use both red pepper sauce […]
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 […]
Green Shakshuka: Israeli Style Eggs
I love green eggs, or should I say eggs cooked in greens as in Green Shakshuka Israeli Style Eggs. This Mediterranean Diet egg friendly dish is nourishing but still light, savory with a hint of spice, briny and creamy all at the same time. It takes about 15-20 minutes from start to finish. Easy to […]
Turkish Style Spicy Egg Scramble in Tomatoes (Menemen)
Yes, eggs are allowed on the Mediterranean Diet, especially this Turkish Style Egg Scramble in Tomatoes, it is known in the Republic of Türkiye as Menemen. Menemen is a simple dish with onions, tomatoes and green peppers. It can be as spicy as you like. While eggs are on the top of the food pyramid, […]
Sweet Potato Kale Bowl with Maple Tahini
I woke up this morning and felt a tinge of disappointment when I thought about lunch and realized I would not be having Sweet Potato Kale Bowl with Maple Tahini. My job as an administrator in a K12 system is not without challenges and yesterday this kale vegan buddha bowl picked up my spirit. Eating […]
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 […]
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 […]
Italian White Bean Wraps with Sundried Tomatoes and Artichokes
Easy, savory and perfect for on-the-go, the Italian White Bean Wraps with Sundried Tomatoes and Artichokes are delicious. Like most recipes this one has evolved over the years. If you are an Olive Sunshine Reader, then you know that I have a few favorite go-to cookbooks. One of them is Make Every Day Mediterranean: An […]
Turkey and Black Bean Taco Bowl
Super easy, this turkey and black bean taco bowl is the perfect departure from all of the Thanksgiving Holiday fanfare. My family loves Thanksgiving. We relish all of the traditional fixing, the stuffing and the mashed potatoes, the cranberries and dinner roll. Wow! Thanksgiving is a couple of weeks away and I am looking forward […]