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Beer Literally Elevates Pizza Crust In New Giada Recipe

2025-04-10
By: Maggie
On: April 10, 2025
In: Chef Secrets, Mediterranean Mysteries

I find it a little odd that Giada de Laurentis is getting into the food news so much these days. But… She wouldn’t be here without a good reason. This time, with a newstalgia twist to a ‘natural’ combo: Beer-Raised Pizza Crust…Read More →

Green Pea Dip: With Mysterious Mediterranean Overtones…

2025-01-15
By: Maggie
On: January 15, 2025
In: Chef Secrets, Food Tips, Mediterranean Mysteries

Everything about this hearty dip is beautiful… The colour, the texture and the unique flavour. Most of all, you’ll love how healthy it is! Or maybe you’ll secretly revel in how easy it is to make – and amaze your family and friends with your culinary creativity!Read More →

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Move Over, Hummus And Tahini: It’s Muhammarah Time!

2024-09-13
By: Maggie
On: September 13, 2024
In: Chef Secrets, Food Tips, Mediterranean Mysteries

Earlier today, we brought you an exposé on Gochujang – a unique, versatile Korean hot pepper condiment. Now, we’re spotlighting another pepper sauce/dip: Muhammarah. Like it’s Asian cousin, this Middle Eastern one deserves wider exposure!Read More →

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Food Tip: The Differences Between Olive Oil Grades

2024-01-10
By: Maggie
On: January 10, 2024
In: Chef Secrets, Mediterranean Mysteries

We hear, at regular intervals, from pro cooks, celeb chefs and food bloggers, that Olive Oil is hands down the best oil for us to use in all applications. But most of us are in a quandry about which grade of Olive Oil to use. And why have ‘grades’ inRead More →

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Pizza: Nature’s Most Nearly Perfect Food?

2023-03-22
By: Maggie
On: March 22, 2023
In: Mediterranean Mysteries, Pizza Wisdom and Lore

I don’t know what it is about Pizza… My post idea for today started as a recent upsurge in Pizza ‘innovation’ and crossovers, etc. But it quickly turned into a much larger and wider investigation probing the psychology of the ‘Universal Pie’…Read More →

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Med Diet Trifecta: Three Good News Studies In One Week

2023-03-16
By: Maggie
On: March 16, 2023
In: Food News, Food Tips, Mediterranean Mysteries

We occasionally team up stories with each other in one post when they have something in common. This week, it’s a trio of new studies on the Mediterranean Diet which have revealed further benefits in widely separated parts of the diet and nutrition spectrum…Read More →

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Formal Italian Dining: A Guide To All Those Courses

2023-03-15
By: Maggie
On: March 15, 2023
In: Comfort Food, Food Tips, Mediterranean Mysteries

I kind of let the finer points of Italian dining culture slip by me until I was in my 40s. That was before I became formally interested in food and cooking. And I thought spaghetti and meatballs, veal scallopini, Chef Boyardee ravioli, and pizza were about the extent of it…Read More →

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Starbuck’s Adds Olive Oil To Coffee – For History And Health

2023-02-27
By: Maggie
On: February 27, 2023
In: Chef Secrets, Mediterranean Mysteries

My bogus product and silly menu item detectors went ‘Boinnng!’ simultaneously when I read the Starbuck’s news release about its latest idea: A spoonful of olive oil helps the coffee go down. But it’s backed by historical and medical rationales…Read More →

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