Review: An educational, delicious and beautifully-displayed Mediterranean Diet cookbook
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 30, 2013
About half my family's diet is Mediterranean, so I was very interested to see if I'd learn something new--in fact, I learned SO much! About 1/4 of the book describes what is a Mediterranean Diet, its medical benefits supported by medical journal references, and personal story how the author benefited in this lifestyle change to loss weight and live a healthier life. The author continues to share that their food pyramid is completely different than the one promoted in the U.S. These sections were extremely engaging, interesting and a very fast read. I highly recommend anyone who is simply interested in learning more about a Mediterranean Diet to pick up this book, for these concise sections alone.An advantage of the Mediterranean diet is that there's never a shortage of recipes, and that they are so flavorful in scent, sight and taste. So, I was happy to see that the majority of these recipes I've never seen before. Having our dinner already set, I really wanted to add a new soup, so I tried the Chunky Vegetable Chickpea Soup--it's smells and looks so good! I'm letting it simmer now for extra pizzazz!The 60 recipes are broken down to:20 Simple Soups15 Fresh Salads25 Satisfying EntreesThe only exception to our Mediterranean diet is that we do not eat chicken often, we love our red meat and seafood. I admit the chicken recipes look appetizing and worth trying out--the problem, we don't have chicken in our freezer right now (rarely ever)...maybe this will be the right change!Also, worth noting: the images in this cookbook are as beautiful as the cover! Yummy!