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A full-color guide to the Mediterranean Diet featuring weight-loss techniques, lifestyle changes, and tasty recipesWhat's better than a diet that improves health, burns fat, and helps the pounds drop? The same diet serving up unbelievably delicious meals! Inspired by the cuisines of Italy, Greece, the Middle East, and Northern Africa, the Mediterranean Diet first took the world by storm in the 1990s and its popularity has never waned. Now, this all-new take on the classic diet gives you an up-to-date program for losing weight while eating some of the most delicious foods in the world.
Living the Mediterranean Diet provides everything one needs to understand and follow this proven approach to healthy eating, but goes far beyond the simple, calorie-counting recipes found in other guides. Packed with tantalizing photos, this full-color book shows budding chefs, dieters, and food lovers how to make flavorful dishes that combine the traditional Mediterranean ingredients with the culinary craft of California cuisine.
From tomato, mozzarella, and basil salad and savory seafood pasta to mouthwatering moussaka and tangy tzatziki, the recipes in this beautiful hardcover include starters, soups, sides, entrees and even healthy desserts.
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A brand-new, full-color diet guide and collection of superb recipes for the worldand#8217;s favorite diet programFrom salads of tomato, mozzarella and basil to mouthwatering seafood pastas and savory moussaka and tangy tzatziki, the Mediterranean diet's mix of whole grains, fresh vegetables and omega-rich fish has secured itself as one of the most proven and sustainable diet programs for improving health and dramatically losing weight. This book goes well beyond the simple, calorie-counting recipes of other guides to present incredible, full-color photos of new Mediterranean diet recipes inspired by fresh California cuisine and crafted by two talented, budding chefs. All packaged in a beautiful, affordable hardcover package ideal for any health-conscious food lover.
Synopsis
A FULL-COLOR GUIDE TO THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET FEATURING WEIGHT-LOSS TECHNIQUES, LIFESTYLE CHANGES AND TASTY RECIPES Living the Mediterranean Diet creates an approachable way to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle and includes a bounty of traditional Mediterranean recipes presented with a California flair. With the fresh and nutritious recipes in this book, you can enjoy creative dishes to stay healthy and fit:
- Butternut Squash-Pomegranate Hummus
- Eggplant and Kalamata Rolls
- Heirloom Tomato and Kale Pizza
- Barley Risotto with Mushroom, Fig and Arugula
- Wild Salmon with Dill-Yogurt Sauce
- Tuscan Tomato and Cannellini Soup with Kale
- Seared Scallops over Spinach
- Whole Roasted Apple-Rosemary Chicken
- Farfalle Pasta with Sunflower Seed Pesto
- Quinoa Kale Salad with Roasted Squash
Hearty whole grains; crisp, farmers' market vegetables; luscious, garden-grown fruits; freshly caught fish--the Mediterranean Diet has proven itself as one of the most sustainable programs for improving health and achieving your ideal weight.
Synopsis
A FULL-COLOR GUIDE TO THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET FEATURING WEIGHT-LOSS TECHNIQUES, LIFESTYLE CHANGES, AND TASTY RECIPESHearty whole grains; crisp, farmersand#8217; market vegetables; luscious, garden-grown fruits; freshly caught fishand#151;the Mediterranean Diet has proven itself as one of the most sustainable programs for improving health and achieving your ideal weight. Living the Mediterranean Diet creates an approachable way to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle and includes a bounty of traditional Mediterranean recipes presented with a California flair. With the fresh and nutritious recipes in this book, you can enjoy creative dishes to stay healthy and fit:
andbull;Butternut Squash-Pomegranate Hummus
andbull;Eggplant and Kalamata Rolls
andbull;Heirloom Tomato and Kale Pizza
andbull;Barley Risotto with Mushroom, Fig and Arugula
andbull;Wild Salmon with Dill-Yogurt Sauce
andbull;Tuscan Tomato and Cannellini Soup with Kale
andbull;Seared Scallops over Spinach
andbull;Whole Roasted Apple-Rosemary Chicken
andbull;Farfalle Pasta with Sunflower Seed Pesto
andbull;Quinoa Kale Salad with Roasted Squash
About the Author
Bay Ewald is a former food writer and photographer for SF Weekly who grew up on a San Diego Avocado farm. Nick Nigro is a personal chef that comes from a traditional Italian family that has owned restaurants and markets for generations. They live in Los Angeles where they run the personal chef company Come We Create.