mediterranean diet
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: 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
Best Med Dish at…Porsena Extra Bar
OK, SO I COULDN’T CHOOSE ONE DISH. LUNCH. LUNCH IS THE BEST Mediterranean dish at Chef Sara Jenkins’s Bar Extra in the East Village....
Basia HellwigNovember 28, 2012
RECIPE: Fennel, Orange and Radish Salad
ORANGES, RADISHES AND RED ONION make a lovely salad on their own; Moroccan, Tunisian and Egyptian cooking all have tasty examples. For...
Basia HellwigNovember 20, 2012
RECIPE: Tunisian-Style Carrot Salad
I’VE COME ACROSS MANY DIFFERENT VERSIONS of Tunisian and Moroccan carrot salads. Some are made with julienned raw carrots, often with raisins...
Basia HellwigNovember 20, 2012
Two Mediterranean Salads for the Thanksgiving Table
[caption id="attachment_1309" align="alignnone"]These North African-inspired salads will lighten and brighten your Thanksgiving meal.[/caption] DAVID TANIS, WHO FOR MANY YEARS WAS CHEF AT...
Basia HellwigNovember 20, 2012
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
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