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RECIPE: Chickpea Curry and Cucumber
THIS WARM SALAD—chickpeas with cucumbers as a garnish—makes such a tasty one-dish supper. The next day, when I often seem to have...
Basia HellwigJuly 3, 2013
Browsing the Cookbooks for Monkfish Recipes
I JUST GOT MY WEEKLY E-MAIL FROM MERMAID’S GARDEN, the CSF (Community Supported Fishery) I belong to, telling me what fish had been caught...
Basia HellwigOctober 26, 2012
Cooking with Stanley Tucci
[caption id="attachment_1298" align="alignnone"]Stan Tucci Sr, Joan Tropiano Tucci and Stanley Tucci signing copies of their new cookbook, a collection of family recipes and...
Basia HellwigOctober 13, 2012
RECIPE: Smoked Trout with Spicy Arugula and Grapefruit
ACCOMPANIED BY CRUSTY BREAD, this salad makes a fresh light supper in summer, with a lovely contrast in flavors between the salty fish,...
Basia HellwigJuly 24, 2012
Sometimes a Cookbook Is More Than Just a Cookbook
PANZANELLA DI FARRO, a Tuscan-style tomato salad with farro, from Olives & Oranges, by Sara Jenkins and Mindy Fox, is the recipe that got me started...
Basia HellwigJuly 24, 2012
Mediterraneanista’s Holiday List, Part 4
KITCHEN SANITY THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR when I find myself drawn to “getting organized” articles, and only my friend...
Basia HellwigDecember 18, 2010
Mediterraneanista’s Holiday List, Part 3
SIX COOKBOOKS I ESPECIALLY LIKE These are the books I find myself turning to again and again, despite all the temptations on bookstore...
Basia HellwigDecember 15, 2010
Cookbooks I Like: The Very Best of Recipes for Health
A couple of years ago when I first got interested in the traditional Mediterranean diet, I began experimenting with dinners composed of several...
Basia HellwigAugust 30, 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