 Was eating healthier one of your New Year’s resolutions once again this year? If so, then consider adding more Italian meals to your diet. It is well known that the Mediterranean diet has many significant health benefits, including reducing the risk of heart disease and many types of cancer. An Italian diet contains many grains, vegetables, legumes, nuts and fruits, all of which we know are good for us. Seafood also plays a very important part in the diet, and portion sizes, of meat in...
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After I posted our Feast of The Seven Fishes menu and photos from Christmas Eve on FaceBook, I had many requests for some of the recipes I used, including this one for mussels or cozze. Steamed mussels are another seafood dish my family loves, and we enjoy it both at home, and when we are traveling in Italy anywhere along the coast. Although I usually use a tomato based sauce when I steam my mussels at home, I also love a simple broth made with wine, or in this case beer, along with a few...
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For our Feast of The Seven Fishes this past Christmas Eve, one of the options I offered my family were crab cakes. When we are in Florida every winter, crab is a special treat we all enjoy and I serve it as often as I can. These crab cakes are a particular favorite in my family with both children and adults, so we all agreed to include it on our seafood menu. For our holiday menu, I kept the cakes small and served them as an appetizer, but we usually make them larger and serve them as an...
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January has arrived, so there are once again many folks who are looking to get into shape, eat healthier, and maybe even lose a few pounds. I am trying to focus on the “eat healthier” part and along with the extra exercise I am trying to fit into my days, hope that the rest will fall into place as well. The one thing I absolutely cannot give up is pasta, although I do my best to make healthier choices, both with the type of pasta I choose as well as the sauces I use along with my...
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