The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook: 500 Vibrant, Kitchen-Tested Recipes for Living and Eating Well Every Day
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- Author：America's Test Kitchen
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Summary
America's most trusted test kitchen tackles a topic with serious staying power: the Mediterranean diet。 This thorough yet user-friendly book brings the Mediterranean into the American home kitchen， with 500 amazingly flavorful yet surprisingly approachable recipes for everyday cooking。
There's a reason why people in the Mediterranean region are among the longest lived in the world--their diet， which focuses on olive oil， vegetables， healthy grains， and seafood， has been proven to be extremely beneficial for weight reduction， blood pressure control， and overall well-being。 America's Test Kitchen has taken these ingredients and produced innovative， delicious， and foolproof mains， sides， and appetizers that comply with this increasingly popular way of eating。
There's a reason why people in the Mediterranean region are among the longest lived in the world--their diet， which focuses on olive oil， vegetables， healthy grains， and seafood， has been proven to be extremely beneficial for weight reduction， blood pressure control， and overall well-being。 America's Test Kitchen has taken these ingredients and produced innovative， delicious， and foolproof mains， sides， and appetizers that comply with this increasingly popular way of eating。
Reviews
Donna
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I just love ATK books。。。。always something to learn！
Sue
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This book is the standard recommendation for the Mediterranean Diet， and the recipes I've made have turned out well。 It has none of the Mediterranean soul of other cookbooks， and several deviations from the Mediterranean Diet guidelines used in research studies， but it does have some decent recipes and you can make changes as appropriate。 PROS:-Lots of recipes （500！）-Recipes are mostly tasty-Lots of info about each recipe-It's America's Test Kitchen so lots of focus on process-Great indexCONS: - This book is the standard recommendation for the Mediterranean Diet， and the recipes I've made have turned out well。 It has none of the Mediterranean soul of other cookbooks， and several deviations from the Mediterranean Diet guidelines used in research studies， but it does have some decent recipes and you can make changes as appropriate。 PROS:-Lots of recipes （500！）-Recipes are mostly tasty-Lots of info about each recipe-It's America's Test Kitchen so lots of focus on process-Great indexCONS: -Although the book cites Oldways， it is not compliant with their version of the Mediterranean Diet and kind of blows off some main tenets， like whole grains。 For example， in the grain info section it says that hulled barley is the most whole form available， but it takes longer to cook。 Then they only have recipes/instructions for pearled barley which is not a whole grain。 -But they care enough about authenticity to leave salmon entirely out of the book because it's not a Mediterranean fish。 OK。。。。-SWORDFISH。 There are 4 recipes for swordfish in here， with no caveats about swordfish conservation issues or the high concentration of mercury in swordfish， which has led health experts to recommend that children and women of reproductive age avoid eating it entirely。 Seems relevant here， and totally left out。 -Lot of faffing。 ATK just loves to go over the top with the extra steps。 No， I don't want to SOAK LENTILS you numbats。 I do not have time for that。 ---------------------It's very striking to me that often the emphasis in Mediterranean Diet is kind of this your-Sicilian-Nonna would make this， home-grown vibe。 ATK takes that and puts it through a stainless steel mill， basically， to make it more efficient！ More American！ Which makes it accessible。 But to take the time to refine the recipes to this extent WITHOUT making them compliant with the Oldways guidelines is very frustrating to me as a user。 I'm trying to gain the health results of this diet， and I would have at least liked more recipes with whole grains and less false authenticity， like the salmon thing。 It's a very confusing book， with neither regional authenticity nor accuracy to the diet guidelines being given via health research。 But the recipes are decent， and I would recommend it with the caveat that the user substitute in whole grains。 。。。more
Lisa
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For such a big cookbook， there were shockingly few low-carb dishes I wanted to make that I couldn't find in other cookbooks。 Thank you library-book checkout！ For such a big cookbook， there were shockingly few low-carb dishes I wanted to make that I couldn't find in other cookbooks。 Thank you library-book checkout！ 。。。more
Ashley
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One of the best laid out cookbooks I've ever seen！ They break down things for you and give you so many variations of dishes so you can constantly change it up。 I can't wait to try out all of these recipes！ One of the best laid out cookbooks I've ever seen！ They break down things for you and give you so many variations of dishes so you can constantly change it up。 I can't wait to try out all of these recipes！ 。。。more
Karen Peek
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This Cookbook works for beginner cooks to the experienced hand。 I highly recommend it， especially if you have lived in the Mediterranean， and plan to again！
Brittany Oakes
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One of my all time favorite cookbooks。
Grace
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I’d like to live in this book; specifically， as a piece of mint。
Helen
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Great easy to use healthy cookbook。
Heather
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This cookbook is amazing。 The recipes are delicious and the direction are easy to follow， even on the more complex dishes。 So far every recipe I’ve made （which has been quite a few） has been devoured and added to the “will make again” list。 I highly recommend this book！
Brenda
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Not the best cookbook for beginners。 Directions often assume the cook knows about things they may not know。 Most recipes are pretty good。
db
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So many good recipes and explanations of how to cook。
Debby
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ATK is my go to source for recipes and I’ve made hundreds of them， over the years。 I need to focus on a healthier diet， due to some recent heart issues。 This book is the answer！ There are planets of photos， including “how to”。 I love Mediterranean flavors。 So， while these are。 To my typical comfort food genre， there is so much flavor。 This changes my prior mind sight that healthy food is boring！ I don’t make enough salads， and I got plenty of ideas in this book。 The food looks colorful and flavo ATK is my go to source for recipes and I’ve made hundreds of them， over the years。 I need to focus on a healthier diet， due to some recent heart issues。 This book is the answer！ There are planets of photos， including “how to”。 I love Mediterranean flavors。 So， while these are。 To my typical comfort food genre， there is so much flavor。 This changes my prior mind sight that healthy food is boring！ I don’t make enough salads， and I got plenty of ideas in this book。 The food looks colorful and flavorful。 I’m getting started today！ 。。。more
Ann
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Americas Test Kitchen always has excellent recipes。 Four stars since sometimes they are too fussy or complicated for my lifestyle。 But I've added many of these to my weekly routine。 Americas Test Kitchen always has excellent recipes。 Four stars since sometimes they are too fussy or complicated for my lifestyle。 But I've added many of these to my weekly routine。 。。。more
Robyn
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The recipes are overly complicated and the ingredients totally impossible for someone living in rural areas to find。 Bummer。
Marianna
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There are always great recipes in the America’s Test Kitchen books， but the organization and layout are not my favorite。 And there prep methods can， at times， be overly complicated。 I understand they are looking for the perfect recipe and therefore， method， but it’s a bit much at times。
Aprilleigh
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I'm a big fan of America's Test Kitchen。 You can actually teach someone to cook using their books because they're loaded with interesting tips and advice about why certain ingredients were chosen in "Why This Recipe Works" paragraphs for each recipe。 There are also a variety of other tidbits spread throughout the book， including advice on zesting， dried beans， how to prepare fava beans， salad greens， and using parchment。There is a short section at the beginning that covers the basics of a Medite I'm a big fan of America's Test Kitchen。 You can actually teach someone to cook using their books because they're loaded with interesting tips and advice about why certain ingredients were chosen in "Why This Recipe Works" paragraphs for each recipe。 There are also a variety of other tidbits spread throughout the book， including advice on zesting， dried beans， how to prepare fava beans， salad greens， and using parchment。There is a short section at the beginning that covers the basics of a Mediterranean diet and what your pantry basics will be， as well as appendices that provide nutritional information for each recipe （# servings is the only thing included with the recipe itself） and some conversion tables （weight， volume， temperature， etc。）。The recipes are plentiful and varied， with detailed preparation instructions。 Vegetarian recipes and those that take less than 45 minutes to prepare are prominently marked。 All the basics， like Tzatziki， Ratatouille， and Spanakopita。 They even include some popular spice blends （Herbes de Provence is popular in my house， although my version is a little different than the one in the book）。 。。。more
Felicia
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Beautiful photos。 Great recipes。
Anne
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Describes why the recipes work and what they did differently。 Looking forward to trying a few of the recipes。
Michelle
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This was yet another terrific cookbook by America's Test Kitchen， filled with their trademark detail and instruction， and I will probably be buying my own copy。 If there is a thing I wish， it is that the number of recipes with meat and seafood more closely approximated how much of those items that it is recommended you eat; as usual， as a vegetarian I am going to have to "lose" a significant portion of the cookbook。 Still， there is a lot there for me， and it looks do-able。 This was yet another terrific cookbook by America's Test Kitchen， filled with their trademark detail and instruction， and I will probably be buying my own copy。 If there is a thing I wish， it is that the number of recipes with meat and seafood more closely approximated how much of those items that it is recommended you eat; as usual， as a vegetarian I am going to have to "lose" a significant portion of the cookbook。 Still， there is a lot there for me， and it looks do-able。 。。。more
Lana
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I love this cookbook because it gives a lot of insightful tips in addition to recipes and a calorie count of each recipe in the back。
Erika
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Anything published by ATK is now my go-to resource for anything cooking related （and I LOVE to cook！）。 Their equipment reviews and recipes are almost always damn。near。 perfect every time （and if it’s not perfect， it was user error）。 I even enrolled in their online cooking school。
gathering feather organiceden
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I love test kitchen cookbooks！
ScrappyMags
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This cookbook has become a STAPLE In my pantry。I eat primarily Keto （not by choice - I suffer from a crazy rare condition called GSID， a sucrose intolerance） so after diagnosis I revisited this favorite book and there are TONS of recipes that fit my lifestyle。 What I love best about this cookbook are the ample pictures， amazing stories/notes about the recipes， and the variations offered。 I’ll never get bored！ The recipes span the entire Mediterranean - Europe， Africa and the Western Middle East This cookbook has become a STAPLE In my pantry。I eat primarily Keto （not by choice - I suffer from a crazy rare condition called GSID， a sucrose intolerance） so after diagnosis I revisited this favorite book and there are TONS of recipes that fit my lifestyle。 What I love best about this cookbook are the ample pictures， amazing stories/notes about the recipes， and the variations offered。 I’ll never get bored！ The recipes span the entire Mediterranean - Europe， Africa and the Western Middle East and I bought some amazing spices that are now in my rotation。 We （my parents and brother and sister-in-law） have NEVER had a meal we didn’t enjoy。 I consider myself an intermediate chef。 I’m better than boiling water but I’m not debearding mussels any time soon （seriously。。。 no）。 The word for this book is FLAVOR！！ Here are some faves:Couscous With Lamb， Chickpeas， And Orange: Had this before diagnosis but it’s 5/5 stars -So flavorful and bright。Lemon Herb Fish with Garlic potatoes: No taters for me any more but another quick， flavorful weeknight dish that all fits in one casserole pan。Pork Tenderloin With Fennel， Tomatoes， Artichokes， And Olives: （daaaaaammn， right？） I mean the title says it all。 We had never had fennel （which is EXPENSIVE！）， but for a special family dinner it was wonderful！ Sautéed Chicken Breasts With Cherry Tomatoes， Zucchini， and Yellow Squash: another weeknight fave！ And KETO！！！ Recommend to: this should be a staple for anyone who loves this region’s cuisine！Not recommended to: those who merely want quick and easy or if you dislike large recipe books。My only complaint in that some pages fell out not long after I had it and that’s annoying。 The binding isn’t sturdy enough （I’m one who does real books for cookbooks）。 。。。more
Vleigh
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This is probably for people who like spending time in the kitchen。 Not for me （aka Microwave Queen）。
Lorraine Sulick-Morecraft
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Plenty of recipes to work with in the kitchen for a healthy menu
Mskychick
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Eh。 I don’t need to buy this one。 Which surprises me， because usually I love ATK books and I love Mediterranean food。 But there were not new or intriguing recipes in here that I don’t already have variations on from other sources。 So I’m glad I checked this out from the library rather than blindly buying it first。
Heather
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So， I wanted to learn more about the Mediterranean diet （diet as in how to eat NOT diet as in how to lose weight） but this book wasn't it。 It was more to do with recipes and less about what makes the Mediterranean diet what it is。 I guess Cookbook should have been a big clue。 Thankfully， all the recipes that interested me can be found on Pinterest。 Love that！ So， I wanted to learn more about the Mediterranean diet （diet as in how to eat NOT diet as in how to lose weight） but this book wasn't it。 It was more to do with recipes and less about what makes the Mediterranean diet what it is。 I guess Cookbook should have been a big clue。 Thankfully， all the recipes that interested me can be found on Pinterest。 Love that！ 。。。more
Katelyn Jenkins
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You bet ye bottom dollar i'm spending me last dollars on this。 You bet ye bottom dollar i'm spending me last dollars on this。 。。。more
Sara
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So far everything I've made from this book is delicious and fairly fast。 Love that they have little tidbits of information for people who are less experienced - you can learn the "why" behind a recipe rather than blindly following them。 So far everything I've made from this book is delicious and fairly fast。 Love that they have little tidbits of information for people who are less experienced - you can learn the "why" behind a recipe rather than blindly following them。 。。。more
Dana
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