Synopses & Reviews
Improve your health, lose weight, and prevent and fight diseaseRather than focusing on restricting certain foods and ingredients, the Mediterranean diet embraces a variety of food choices that won't make eating healthy feel like a sacrifice. Promoting freshness, whole grains, healthy fats, more vegetables and less meat, proper portion control, and using items such as wine and olive oil to create rich flavors, Mediterranean Diet Cookbook For Dummies shows you how a delicious diet can be healthy and tasty.
Start exploring — discover how the Mediterranean lifestyle encompasses dietary habits, physical activity, stress management, and fun
Here's to a healthier you — delve into the benefits of a Mediterranean diet and lifestyle, such as heart health, a reduced risk of cancer, and weight loss
Before things heat up — get meal -planning strategies, cooking tips, guidelines for stocking your kitchen, and grocery-shopping ideas
Start cookin' — from breakfasts and appetizers to dinners and desserts, find delicious recipes for any meal of the day
Open the book and find:
The health benefits of the traditional Mediterranean diet
Tips to make the switch to the Mediterranean diet
More than 160 delicious recipes for every meal and occasion
Timeless and contemporary Mediterranean dishes
How to satisfy your sweet tooth and still stick to a healthy diet plan
Ways to incorporate more plant-based foods in your diet
Increase your omega-3 intake
Learn to:
Make more than more than 160 delicious recipes inspired by the cuisines of Italy, Greece, Morocco, and Spain
Create a healthy lifestyle with Mediterranean cooking
Use ingredients like wine and olive oil to create rich and savory flavors
Review
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Virgin Territory, Nancy Harmon Jenkins makes a compelling case that our most important cooking mediumandndash;olive oilandndash;is the one we know least about. She teaches us how to tell a great oil from a mediocre one, and why the difference matters--then clinches her point with exceptional recipes, from orange and red onion salad, to pasta with raw tomato and olive oil sauce, to salmorejo. This is the definitive book on olive oil, and one that should change the way you shop.andrdquo;
andmdash;and#160;Amanda Hesser, co-founder of Food52.com and author of The Essential New York Times Cookbook
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andldquo;Virgin Territory is so essential because its subject is so well-colonized. Equal parts cookbook, autobiography, and culinary history, itand#39;s a compelling education in cookingand#39;s most essential oil.andrdquo;
andmdash;and#160;Dan Barber, chef and co-owner, Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barns
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andquot;This is the tasty and nutritious food for thought which olive oil enthusiasts have been hungering for. Jenkins draws on decades of experience in the Mediterranean to tell the people and places, the beauty and the uses of great oil andndash; and the practicalities of choosing and using it. An invaluable guide to a luminous yet often murky world.andquot;
andmdash;and#160;Tom Mueller, author of the best-selling Extra Virginity
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andldquo;Virgin Territory takes a deep dive into the history, culture, and taste of olive oil. Jenkins grows olives, harvests them, and cooks with her own oil. A terrific cook, she passionately wants everyone to know the difference a high quality extra-virgin olive oil can make to any dish. I learned so much about olive oil from this book and canandrsquo;t wait to try every one of her recipes.andrdquo;
andmdash;and#160;Marion Nestle, Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University and author of What to Eat
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andldquo;I love this book! Nancy explains olive oil well, writing from vast and personal experience. She pokes holes in our cherished myths and is well qualified to do so, and of course, her recipes are always good to cook. Virgin Territory is smart, fun to read, and relevant--thank you Nancy, once again, for such good work.andrdquo;
andmdash;and#160;Deborah Madison, author of Vegetable Literacy and The New Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone
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andldquo;Studying olive oil with Nancy Harmon Jenkins has profoundly influenced my cooking. I recommend her book to any food lover, professional or otherwise--Nancyand#39;s lessons and recipes will make anyone a better and healthier cook.andrdquo;
andmdash;and#160;Anita Lo, chef/owner, Annisa
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andldquo;Olive oil may be the most important food in the Western cooking, and Nancy Jenkins is a rare expert. No one brings more love and knowledge to the subject with all its fascination and complexity. She is one of our finest writers, and she happens to be a talented cook.andrdquo;
andmdash;and#160;Ed Behr, editor and publisher of The Art of Eating
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andldquo;In Virgin Territory Nancy Harmon Jenkins tells us about several of her andldquo;Olive Oil Gurus.andrdquo; Well, Nancy is now my olive oil guru. This is an eloquent book that has the bonus of also being a bit of a memoir as well as a cookbook filled with beloved, mostly Mediterranean, recipes. It will help us understand everything we didnandrsquo;t know, or thought we knew but really didnandrsquo;t, or that we might have thought was complicated about olive oil. Nancy tells us just what we need to know in the most understandable, forthright and personable fashion.andrdquo;
andmdash;and#160;Martha Rose Shulman, recipes for Health on nytimes.com and author, most recently, of The Simple Art of Vegetarian Cooking
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andquot;Nancy Harmon Jenkins takes a deep look at the complexities of a key component in Mediterranean cookingandmdash;extra-virgin olive oil--and draws on her years of experience to tell us what itandrsquo;s all about, why some is good, some is bad, how to know the difference, and, most importantly, with lots of appealing recipes, how to use this healthy ingredient in our kitchens and on our tables.andquot;
andmdash;and#160;Paula Wolfert, author of The Food of Morocco and many other books
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andldquo;Nancy Harmon Jenkins is the leading American authority on olive oil. No doubt about it. She has been studying, writing, lecturing and guiding tours about olive oil for nearly 40 years. She even makes her own extra-virgin from the trees on her property in Tuscany. She, above all, knows that knowledgeable consumers are the key to more, better, genuine extra-virgin olive oil for us all. Virgin Territory is a much-needed, thorough and easy-reading education, from the sensory to the science. Plus olive-oil centric recipes! I couldnandrsquo;t ask for more.andrdquo;
andmdash;and#160;Arthur Schwartz, author of Naples At Table and The Southern Italian Table
Synopsis
Improve your health, lose weight, and prevent and fight diseaseFor decades, doctors and nutritional experts have observed and confirmed that Mediterranean countries have much lower occurrences of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, obesity, cancer, and diabetes in their citizens than northern European countries and the United States. The Mediterranean Diet For Dummies features expert advice on transitioning to this healthful lifestyle by providing meal planning tips, exercise regimens, and more than 150 recipes inspired by the cuisines of Italy, Greece, southern France, and Spain to improve your health, lose weight, and prevent and fight disease.
Rather than focusing on restricting certain foods and ingredients, the Mediterranean diet embraces a variety of food choices that promote freshness, whole grains, healthy fats, more vegetables and less meat, understanding proper portion control, and using items like wine and olive oil to create rich flavors. With The Mediterranean Diet For Dummies you'll find out how a delicious diet can reduce the long-term risk of obesity, heart disease, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, and more.
- More than 150 tasty recipes
- Expert tips on meal planning, exercise regimens, and healthy lifestyle choices
- Prevent and fight diseases by eating delicious food
Whether you're just discovering the healthfulness of the Mediterranean diet or are looking for some new recipes to add to your repertoire, The Mediterranean Diet For Dummies has everything you need to start living a healthier life.
Related Title: For a quick introduction to this hot, diet phenomenon, try Mediterranean Diet In A Day For Dummies. Only available as an E-book, it is the fastest way to start the Mediterranean diet and lifestyle!
Synopsis
An illuminating look at olive oil withand#160;100 recipes from the country's leading authority on the subject.
Synopsis
An illuminating look at olive oil with 100 recipes from the countryand#8217;s leading authority on the subject and#160; Olive oil is more popular than ever, thanks to its therapeutic and preventative effects in treating different diseases, as well as the growing variety of brands and imports available. Nancy Harmon Jenkins, arguably the leading authority on olive oil and the healthy Mediterranean diet, presents more than 100 dishes that showcase olive oil, ranging from soups to seafood to sauces to sweets. Along with favorites like tapenade and pesto, youand#8217;ll find other exciting dishes like North African Seafood Tagine, Oven-Braised Artichokes with Potatoes and Onions, and Quince and Ginger Olive Oil Cake. But this book isnand#8217;t just a collection of hearty and healthful recipes; Jenkins also covers the history and culture of olive oil as well as how to buy it and cook with it. Aand#160;thing of beauty with the stunning photographs of exquisite dishes as well as Jenkinand#8217;s own Tuscan olive tree grove, Virgin Territory captures the delights of making and cooking with olive oil.
About the Author
NANCY HARMON JENKINS has authored a number of books, including six cookbooks, as well as magazine and newspaper articles. She created AmorOlio, a program about olive oil in Italy, and is well known as an authority on Mediterranean cuisines and olive oil.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1Part I: Exploring the Mediterranean Lifestyle 7
Chapter 1: Introducing the Mediterranean Diet 9
Chapter 2: Discovering the Health Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet 21
Chapter 3: Losing Weight with the Mediterranean Diet 33
Part II: Creating a Healthy Lifestyle with Mediterranean Cooking 49
Chapter 4: Planning Your Mediterranean Meals 51
Chapter 5: Going to the Market and Stocking Your Kitchen 67
Chapter 6: Mastering Mediterranean Cooking with Helpful Tips and Techniques 83
Part III: Starters and Sides 97
Chapter 7: Beginning the Day the Right Way 99
Chapter 8: Small Appetizers: Starting Off With Tapas, Meze, and Antipasti 115
Chapter 9: Whipping Up Some Sauces 133
Chapter 10: Creating Fresh Delicious Salads 147
Chapter 11: Savoring Soups and Stews 165
Chapter 12: Bringing New Flavor to Vegetable Sides 179
Chapter 13: Rediscovering Whole Grains 197
Part IV: Main Entrees and Desserts 213
Chapter 14: Enjoying Legumes the Mediterranean Way 215
Chapter 15: Pasta, Pasta, Pasta! 229
Chapter 16: From Pizza to Pitas: Mastering Mediterranean Fast Food 251
Chapter 17: Preparing Classic Chicken Entrees 269
Chapter 18: Going Under the Sea with Seafood Options 287
Chapter 19: Making One-of-a-Kind Meat and Pork Entrees 303
Chapter 20: Don’t Forget Dessert! 319
Part V: The Part of Tens 337
Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Getting More Plant-Based Foods in Your Diet 339
Chapter 22: Ten Myths about the Mediterranean Diet 343
Appendix: Metric Conversion Guide 347
Index 351