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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 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 […]
Savory Spanakopita Spinach Pie
This Savory Spanakopita Spinach Pie is absolutely my favorite labor of love. I have always loved spanakopita since I was a kid. Maybe it is because of my Greek heritage – which I have since learned I may be more Turkish than Greek thanks to a DNA kit. Whoops! It could be because the name […]
Traditional Greek Salad Recipe
I love a good traditional Greek salad recipe. In our home, a Greek salad is meal. Loaded with delicious vegetables and a scrumptious dressing with fresh herbs it is anything but boring. Showing my age here, back in the 90s, Greek salads were on most restaurants I frequented. Now, unless it is a Greek restaurant, […]
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. […]
Italian Chickpea Zucchini Boats – A Delicious Vegan-Adaptable Meal
It took me a long time to create this vegan Italian Chickpea Zucchini Boats recipe. Zucchini boats are popular on the web. If you Google them, you will find a ton of Zucchini Boat recipes. I wanted mine to have a certain WOW-factor. Something that made it stand out from the others. It is a […]
Italian Farro with Brussels Sprouts and Sundried Tomatoes
Italian Farro with Brussels Sprouts and Sundried Tomatoes is a new dish for us. I only started eating farro when we started this Mediterranean journey as I rarely saw it in the grocery store or in restaurants. Now, I find Farro more frequently on menus and restaurants. It was even the main attraction on a […]
Greek Farro Village Salad
The Greek Farro Village Salad is a delicious hearty twist on one of my favorite salads. I love a village salad. Back in my young teacher days, I worked nights as a waitress. While working in a Greek restaurant, one of my favorite items was the village salad. It is a simple salad with cucumber, […]