It seems that recently I have been seeing the term ragoút when defining a recipe selection. Now I consider myself a fairly seasoned Kitchen Chef, but have to admit a bit of ignorance behind the meaning of ragoút. I took … Continue reading
Category Archives: The Mediterranean Diet
Gracie loved artichokes and years ago the only time of year you could find them in the marketplace was early Spring. She had her favorite way of preparing them but I’ve come up with three more. Mom always stuffed her … Continue reading
I’m always on the lookout for food ideas that seem to fit easily into the Mediterranean type of diet, and this Cannellini Bean Recipe (or white kidney beans) with Broccoli Rabe and Lemon fits the bill. I stole (literally) this … Continue reading
Continuing with our March theme devoted to Rice let’s take a look at one variety that many don’t consider a rice at all. Read on as we discover ‘Wild Rice.’ Wild rice, or “manoomin,” an Ojibwe word roughly translated to … Continue reading
Get To Know Your Rice Varieties With more than 40,000 varieties worldwide, we thought we’d keep our sanity by narrowing the list down to those we most likely could find in a store. To begin, let’s look at a few … Continue reading
An aphrodisiac is a substance that increases sexual desire. From Greek: pertaining to Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love. From Webster’s: something (such as a food, drink, or drug) that causes or increases sexual desire. OK, with all that being said, … Continue reading
Fruits and vegetables are at the cornerstone of the Mediterranean Diet. Listed below are 5 of the healthiest and what makes them so important. “We are what we eat”, or so the saying goes. Different foods help our bodies to … Continue reading
I often wonder how my mom (Gracie) always seemed to have food on the table even in lean times? When visiting the grocery store every week to the tune of hundreds of dollars, I wish to know her secret. Then … Continue reading
My Mom’s Sicilian Potato Pie for Busy People When I was a kid growing up in the late 50s and early 60s, my mom held down a full time job. This was a little unusual at the time as … Continue reading
My Mom always started the New Year with a special appetizer to ring in the celebration. I remember the first time she made rice balls, I swore I wouldn’t like them. Nothing could have been farther from the truth. … Continue reading