Small Plate Recipes
Asparagus With Lemon Zest
Asparagus are in their peak season in spring. This tasty vegetable is easy to prepare and makes a zesty side dish to your meals. Asparagus With Lemon Zest appears in my Flexitarian Cookbook for Beginners. Lemon zest adds a bright sparkle to the asparagus. It really...
Deviled Eggs With Tapenade
I made these savory Deviled Eggs With Tapenade as an appetizer on Easter Sunday, but they would make a delicious treat any time of year. While the eggs were boiling, I made a batch of my Sexy Olive Tapenade. I didn't have a lemon on hand, so I substituted a squirt of...
Main Course Recipes
Pepper Cutlets – A Meatless Alternative to Breaded Chicken Cutlet
Pepper Cutlets are a perfect example of a flexitarian recipe. It does not appear in my Flexitarian Cookbook for Beginners, but it very well could. You could easily add a few peppers to your assembly line when you are breading chicken or veal. Just be sure to bread the...
Riviera Salad
This salad recipe has become my favorite meal. I make this at least once a week because it is so versatile. I call it my Riviera Salad. I imagine myself sitting poolside in the South of France enjoying this salad with an ice-cold glass of Prosecco in front of me. The...
Dessert Recipes
Spice Cake With Chocolate Frosting
At this time of year we like to bake with spices. This spice cake with chocolate frosting is one of our family's favorites. It's basically a Yorkshire Parkin but we add chocolate frosting to make it similar to a cake we remember from childhood. A local Philadelphia...
Chocolate Brownies Full of Love
We love chocolate. And we love brownies. We made these chocolate brownies using a heart-shaped mold to show our love. Now you may be thinking how are chocolate brownies on the Mediterranean diet? Well, that’s part of the reason we call this website “Mostly”...
Lifestyle
Spring Clean Your Diet
Spring is about renewal and fresh starts. Let the fruits and vegetables of the season inspire you to reboot for spring and get excited about a new season. Let's spring clean your diet. 10 Tips To Spring Clean Your Diet 1. Explore the fruits and vegetables of the...
The Grace Cocktail
A few years ago, we wrote a book about cocktails. We included our favorite cocktail recipes from over the years, and wanted to introduce a special cocktail designed specifically for the book. Our goal was to make the drink somewhat healthy and to include gin. Thus,...
About Us
The Mediterranean diet is all about gorgeous, seasonal food shared with family and friends. As Federico Fellini once said, “Life is a combination of magic and pasta.” So come join us for a little magic and lots of pasta.