When putting together our latest eBook, we ran a sweepstakes for recipe suggestions, here’s our winner. Pappadella With Chicken – Mushroom Sauce I’m not playing any favorites here but this recipe hits on two things I enjoy using when cooking … Continue reading
Category Archives: The Mediterranean Diet
I am very excited and happy to announce that my latest eBook, “The Mediterranean Diet Recipe Book – Gracie’s Guide to Healthy Meals” is now available at Amazon Kindle. (Click the Cover) Filled with over 50 … Continue reading
I have officially closed down www.GraciesItalianWineReview.com and will focus on putting wine reviews up here on this site. I wanted to share with you the first post I did on the old site. In fact since I wrote that piece I … Continue reading
Grapes have been harvested by man since the beginning of time, yet the use of Grape Seed Oil did come about till the 20th Century. Grape Seed Oil is a wise choice in cooking and meal preparation and … Continue reading
The health benefits associate with maintaining a Mediterranean Diet are well documented, but what key foods should you be eating? Start with the six below and you will never be far from a perfect, healthy Mediterranean meal. Number 6 may surprise … Continue reading
“The best measure to prolong life is not to shorten it.” Those words were written over 200 years ago, but they are just as impactful now as they were then. “Your Heart Needs the Mediterranean Diet” by Emilia Klapp … Continue reading
This weekend I was fortunate to be treated to a 2000 Massolino Serralunga d’ Alba Barolo. I had tried this wine about 5 or 6 years ago and felt then that it needed a bit more time in the … Continue reading
Olive Oil is a wonderful ingredient and one that is often used throughout the Mediterranean Diet, whether it be for cooking or for intensifying the flavor of the food. I am often asked, what the differences are between the grades … Continue reading
The latest Ebook in the Gracie’s Italian Living series, “The Mediterranean Diet Recipe Book – Gracie’s Guide to Healthy Meals,” will be available via Amazon Kindle by the end of this month. A bit behind schedule but well worth the wait. You … Continue reading
If you are a regular visitor here, you know that I am a big follower of the Mediterranean Diet and the health benefits derived from this lifestyle change. A recent study, which was covered by the New York Times, added … Continue reading