The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook: A Delicious Alternative for Lifelong Health

Spanning the Mediterranean from Spain to France, Italy, and Greece, with side trips to Lebanon, Cyprus, and North Africa, this revised and updated edition of Nancy Harmon Jenkins’s acclaimed cookbook offers ninety-two mouthwatering new dishes plus the latest information about the nutritional benefits of one of the world’s healthiest cuisines. But best of all are the recipes—bursting with flavor, easy to prepare, and sure to please everyone at your table, whether you’re cooking for yourse

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J. Boothe “Scientia potentia est”

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

Classic healthful recipes, February 6, 2009

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J. Boothe “Scientia potentia est” (Fort Worth, TX United States) –

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This book is well written, and the recipes are solid. Some of the recipes are not for novice cooks and could be frustrating for them. But, the recipes are well worth the time (these are NOT 30 minute meals!) and effort. I really like the snippets of history woven through the book, making certain recipes feel like they are being handed down to you.

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i4abuy

32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

So many good ideas!, March 18, 2009

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i4abuy (Accomac, Va.) –

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I checked this book out of the library yesterday to give it a test drive before buying it. Well, this is a pretty short test drive — I’m here at the dealer’s lot. I’m sold!

The book has a lot of ideas that I’ve just not seen before. Last night I served the grilled asparagus with bitter orange and it was a refreshing change from the usual puddle of olive oil. Tonight I’m trying the fish and spinach au gratin. Tomorrow, the swordfish with almond sauce. These are three dishes I hadn’t seen even though I have several cookbooks from the Mediterranean region. And the book is loaded with recipes for next week. What to try next? I’m a happy man and my family is going to be happier.

One of the features that makes the book work for me is the stories that accompany each recipe. This is such a diverse region with differing food traditions and palates that the introductory paragraphs help set a context for each recipe.

I agree with others that pictures would be nice. In 2009 there are a bunch of books on the market where the pictures are better than the recipes. But even if a picture is worth a thousand words, in the end I need the ingredients, steps, and times to put the dish together, so I can’t take away a star for leaving the pictures out.

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D. Brown

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More complicated than first appears, August 16, 2009

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D. Brown (Washington Township, NJ) –

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Reading through the introductory sections of this book leads you to believe the recipes are relatively easy. Wrong! You need a million items stocked in your pantry, you need to have a source for buying gourmet mushrooms and the like, and you need quite a bit of time to actually make the recipes. Definitely not for someone who actually works for a living! Even though the recipes are delicious, I can’t see myself making them more than maybe once a week on the weekend.

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