Lazy Mediterraneanista
I THINK ONE REASON I LIKE THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET is how simple many of the dishes are. Just a few ingredients and a...
Basia HellwigMay 4, 2010
Mediterraneanista Goes Cycling
In a perfect alignment of the stars (at least for our household), May is both Mediterranean Month and Bike Month. New York City’s outer boroughs are home...
Basia HellwigApril 27, 2010
Eating Weeds, Yum, Yum (Really)
The farro salad I’m making also calls for purslane, although arugula is an acceptable substitute if you can’t find purslane. Purslane, I learn,...
Basia HellwigApril 27, 2010
Farro, Farro, Where Art Thou?
I’m hunting for farro—once I find out what it is. It’s the first item in a recipe for Panzanella di Farro, or Tuscan...
Basia HellwigApril 23, 2010
What Is the Mediterranean Diet?
It’s not a diet as in “regimen to lose weight.” It’s a diet in the sense of a customary pattern of eating—in this...
Basia HellwigApril 21, 2010
Mediterraneanista Explains Herself
I live in New York City and eat (mostly) a Mediterranean diet. I’m an amateur, as in “lover of,” the Mediterranean way, not...
Basia HellwigApril 20, 2010