mediterranean diet

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

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Best Med Diet Dish at…Pasha Restaurant

MEETING UP WITH FRIENDS for Turkish meze at Pasha, near Lincoln Center, is always a great way to end a work day. We...

Basia HellwigNovember 9, 2011

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Ready for Winter Stews? Not Me

I KNOW IT’S OFFICIALLY AUTUMN, but I’m not at all ready to say, ‘goodbye summer’ yet. Despite tropical storm Irene—and the date on...

Basia HellwigSeptember 28, 2011

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RECIPE: Asparagus Wrapped in Pancetta with Citronette

WHEN ASPARAGUS SEASON COMES AROUND, I particularly like this antipasto from Mario Batali’s Italian Grill. (It makes a delicious lunch, too.) No grill? No...

Basia HellwigMay 24, 2011

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At the Market This Week

Welcome signs of spring...after a long, long winter. [caption id="attachment_1240" align="alignnone"]Ramps, or wild leeks, pop up the earliest. If you're not lucky enough...

Basia HellwigMay 22, 2011

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Best Med Diet Dish at…Lupa

MEDITERRANEANISTA SEEMS TO HAVE SLUMBERED her way through January. Snow, snow, snow. Merry house guests gone. Memories of communal cooking and countless feasts...

Basia HellwigFebruary 10, 2011