Meatless Monday
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
Meatless Monday Recipe: Kale and White Bean Stew
I BECAME A KALE FAN JUST A FEW YEARS AGO when my friend Brenda made an amazing kale and roasted chicken recipe for...
Basia HellwigApril 29, 2013
RECIPE: Farro Salad with Red Peppers and Beans
I GOT A JUMPSTART ON MEATLESS MONDAY this weekend when my friend made the most delicious Mediterranean farro salad as we all lazed about...
Basia HellwigApril 22, 2013
Recipe: Orange Slices with Tapenade
TODAY I’M GOING TO PRETEND I’M IN NICE at La Zucca Magica, not in New York City with Snow Blizzard Nemo happening outside...
Basia HellwigFebruary 8, 2013
Recipe Love
[caption id="attachment_1305" align="alignnone"]Golden and red beets at Union Square Greenmarket—perfect for a new Mediterranean recipe I have.[/caption] LISTENING TO STANLEY TUCCI and...
Basia HellwigOctober 15, 2012
RECIPE: Beet and Goat Cheese Salad, with Arugula and Frisée
AT OUR HOUSE, WE CALL THIS DISH Christopher’s Beet Salad, because of how the recipe came to us. Golden beets work really...
Basia HellwigOctober 15, 2012
Mediterranean Diet Suggested in Stroke Prevention Therapy
ANOTHER SHOUT-OUT FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET from the medical world. In a Jane Brody column today in the New York Times, Dr....
Basia HellwigOctober 15, 2012
RECIPE: Beans and Red, Yellow and Orange Peppers Salad
SOMETIMES A FARMERS’ MARKET STAND JUST LEAPS UP AT YOU and says, “Make this dish!” At this time of year, that dish...
Basia HellwigOctober 1, 2012
RECIPE: Spring Market Dinner
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON on the last day of winter, there were definite signs that the season was changing. The 70º temperature...
Basia HellwigMarch 19, 2012
Meatless Monday: Do You Have Recipes to Contribute?
MEDITERRANEANISTA’S Shaved Fennel and Apple Salad is on this week’s menu at Meatless Monday. I’ve written before about this nonprofit public health campaign...
Basia HellwigDecember 13, 2010