Tag: real food

  • Building a Med-ish Plate in Real Life

    Building a Med-ish Plate in Real Life

    The Mediterranean diet sounds lovely when you see it written down. Colourful vegetables, olive oil, fish, beans, grains. But what does that actually look like on an ordinary Tuesday night, when you are standing in the kitchen wondering what to eat? For me, it is much less glamorous than the photographs suggest. It is really…

  • What is the Mediterranean Diet

    What is the Mediterranean Diet

    The phrase “Mediterranean diet” gets thrown around a lot, usually accompanied by glossy pictures of olives, sun-drenched tomatoes, and a glass of red wine on a terrace overlooking the sea. It sounds lovely, but the way it is often presented makes it feel more like a holiday fantasy than something you could actually cook on…