Golden crisp on the outside, light and fluffy on the inside, this savory zucchini pie with mint speaks summer. When we moved into our house a few years ago, my husband suggested I start a vegetable garden. As much as I wanted to, I didn’t feel like I could really take on the work and upkeep that would be required…
Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a good weekend. This weekend we had some delicious meals, including one at the newly opened Madison Kitchen in Larchmont, owned by Food Network’s Chopped winner Chef Nick Di Bona. We had some great food and drinks, including a Hawaiian Nacho Tuna Tartar, Slow Roasted Rohan Duck served with sweet potato hash, and Line Caught…
For someone who wasn’t the biggest egg lover, I’ve certainly been making a lot of egg recipes lately. For some reason, since the birth or my girls 16 months ago, I have a newfound liking of eggs – but only in certain forms. One of said forms is the frittata. I have been experimenting with various types of frittatas, including…
Yesterday I told you about the latest research on the health benefits of the Mediterranean Diet. As promised, today I am sharing one of my favorite Greek recipes, Spanakpoita. I wouldn’t say this is the healthiest of all Mediterranean food, but it is absolutely delicious. At restaurants you can find Spanakopita in small triangles (like that shown below), which are…
The benefits of following a Mediterranean Diet have been touted for quite some time based on observational studies, which showed an inverse association between following a Mediterranean Diet and risk of cardiovascular disease. Until now. This week, the results of a randomized controlled study – the cream of the crop when it comes to research – were released and showed…
Earlier this week I told you about the benefits of honey and promised you a great recipe using the nutritioulicious™, nutritious and delicious, sweetener. So here it is: Yogurt Cake with Honey Syrup. The inspiration for this Greek recipe was my honeymoon to Greece in July, and last week Andy and I made a Greek dinner with Greek salad, spanakopita…
Andy and I went to see Julie & Julia this morning, leaving us very inspired to cook this evening! With our latest CSA delivery of eggplants, green peppers, Swiss chard, and carrots, we decided to make a Greek favorite of ours. On our honeymoon, we visited Chania, a Greek city on the island of Crete. We were so impressed with…
