A Mediterranean-Style meal; note the whole grain wheat berries, extra virgin olive oil, tangy cheeses, lack of meat, and a variety of vegetables and herbs. Best of all it tastes really, really good. For more information, see A Mediterranean Eating Style – A Few Guiding Principles. Ingredients Topping 2 cups cooked wheat berries 1 tablespoons […]

I can’t believe how easy it is to put a nut crust on fish. Crusting makes the presentation so superb and the flavor divine. I thought of making this recipe while I was writing Food Allergy May Not Be Real or Permanent because it has three fairly common allergens: fish, egg and nuts. I’m truly […]

About six years ago I made a major change in the way that I managed my weight. The change has proved to be the easiest weight management technique I’ve ever employed. What I did was to begin eating more. I’ll share what I do: when I’m in charge of the food, I really focus on […]

I’ve been fascinated for decades, that it turns out that the fruits, vegetables and whole grains have won the prize as related to decreasing risk for what seemed divergent types of diseases (for example, heart disease, cancers, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, arthritis and so on.) Is it just a really interesting coincidence; or do our body’s […]

In Breaking the Food Seduction: The Hidden Reasons Behind Food Cravings—And 7 Steps to End Them Naturally, Dr Neal Bernard explains in detail how the high-glycemic foods bump up the blood sugar fast, then it drops off, leaving a person hungry again.  We each need foods that convert to sugar slowly, keeping our energy level […]

Soul Food, like many of our American styles of eating, can lend itself to a little tweaking to move it in a healthier direction. I’ve tried to make a few changes to traditional foods, so that we can enjoy the flavor without the saturated fat. When I decided to make Jambalaya I thought, ‘Will a […]

Today I cooked black beans, following Sergio’s Black Beans recipe. Except for cutting the onion and stirring every ½ hour it was essentially labor-free. For the price of one can of black beans, my one-pound package yielded the equivalent of 4 cans of black beans (about 7 – 8 cups of cooked beans.) The point […]

This is an ideal recipe for families that are striving to eat Mediterranean-style and want to stay on a budget. I’ve shown two ways to serve the salmon cakes; one on a whole wheat sandwich thin and the other, served over brown rice. Both are topped with the Cinco de Mayo Mango Salsa. Or an […]

I love ‘One Cooking’ – ‘Two or more Meals’!  The really nice thing about this is that the two meals are fairly different; both are easy. Last night’s dinner – Pan Roasted Vegetables with Chicken  – today’s lunch Fajita Sandwich.</span> Leftover pan roasted vegetables and chicken (about 2 cups leftover), becomes delicious sandwich. Good Health […]

Do we have to eat more fast food meals than we ought to just because of bustling around? Below is a picture of one of our ‘fast food’ meals. I pulled this together quickly and we still had a healthy American Mediterranean meal: I used a package of frozen white fish in marinara sauce. It […]