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Olive Oil Molasses Cookie Recipe

I love to make this Olive Oil Molasses Cookie Recipe in the colder months. It is the perfect Mediterranean Diet cookie. My Sweetheart, Mark, does not feel it is Christmas without a Christmas cookie. Now that we are on the Mediterranean Diet, we no longer care for the overly sugary-sprinkled-saturated-fat-filled cookies from our past. Spicy, […]

Penne Pasta Sundried Tomato Artichoke Pesto

Penne Pasta with Sundried Tomato Artichoke Pesto and Sea Scallops

Penne Pasta with Sundried Tomato Artichoke Pesto and Sea Scallops is the perfect dish for a weeknight. Why? It is quick and easy to make. Whole Wheat Penne Pasta with Pesto is filling. The best part is that the leftovers are amazing the next day in the office microwave. One may to make this dish […]

Dessert Panini healthy Is Chocolate allowed on the Mediterranean Diet

Healthy Dessert: Chocolate Panini with Strawberries or Raspberries

Olive Sunshine’s Chocolate Panini with Strawberries (or Raspberries) is a healthy dessert. You may be asking, is chocolate is allowed on the Mediterranean Diet? Yes, and chocolate Paninis are super easy to make. I love this healthy and easy dessert because it is simply delicious. A Mediterranean Diet friendly dessert that is healthy, easy to […]

Ahi Poke Bowl with chopsticks MediterrAsian

Ahi Tuna Poke Bowl MediterrAsian Style

Ahi Tuna Poke Bowl is one of the easiest meals to make. What I love about MediterrAsian Style dishes is they are healthy, fresh and delicious. Poke Bowls are a go-to of mine when eating out, but eating them at home is even better. Home cooking allows you to control the ingredients and portions. The […]

10 Mediterranean Diet recipes your husband will love

Amazingly Delicious Seafood Pizza

I am craving Amazingly Delicious Seafood Pizza as I write this recipe. In fact, I made this recipe up on a fluke several months ago and have not had the occasion to make it again until now. Food bloggers are always GUSHING over food, especially their own. I kid you not, this Seafood Pizza is […]

Italian Farro Brussels Sprouts whole grains

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 […]

Farro Greek Village Salad

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, […]

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Cheesy Quinoa Bean Enchiladas

Cheesy Quinoa Bean Enchiladas are vegan, full of whole grains and simply delicious. In fact, it is challenging for me to write about this recipe because it makes me want to stop writing and make them. I am crazy for these enchiladas. Today, it is chilly out (69 degrees in Florida is chilly!). This weather […]

Mediterranean Farro Breakfast Bowl

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, […]

Sourdough Blueberry Granola Bars

Sourdough Blueberry Granola Bars

Sourdough Blueberry Granola Bars are the perfect make-ahead recipe. The granola bars can would be perfect to substitute for breakfast, snack, a quick lunch to-go, or a dessert base served with fresh fruit and sweet cream. Mediterranean Diet compliant, the homemade granola bars are perfect to throw together quickly. Made from the discard of your […]

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