THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET can be enjoyed any day and any month. It’s easy to start following the Mediterranean Lifestyle, begin with family and friends and add a variety of foods. Choose a day and incorporate grains, olive oil, fruits & vegetables into your meals. Please visit the Mediterranean Recipes and enjoy a new way of eating!
The Mediterranean Lifestyle can be enjoyed every day!
Choose a day and incorporate it into your daily nutritional intake. Practicing the Mediterranean Diet is easy to do, enjoy in the presence of company and local foods when possible!
Pair wines to food to optimize every morsel you enjoy!
Spumante or Champagne: Salty Foods, Parmesan (with fig jam) and Berries
Dry Rose` Cheese (Brie, Guoda, Fontina)
Syrah is a perfect match to Blue Cheese, Walnuts and Syrah Cheese
Syrah; Blue Cheese, Walnuts, Arugula
Sauvignon Blanc is a great match to all vegetables!
Sauvignon Blanc: Vegetables
Pinot Grigio & Chablis: Seafood. Linguine with Herbs.
Chardonnay: Chicken, Leeks, Fatty Fish and Pine Nuts
Pinot Noir: Earthy Flavors: mushrooms, truffles, roasted garlic, Rib Eye Steak
(Chianti) Tuscan Wines: Game, Salami Sausage (3-5 year old Chianti) Pesto, Cherry Tomatoes (2 year old Chianti)
Dry Riesling & Malbec: Hot and Spicy Foods, Curry, Coconut
Cabernet Sauvignon: Pork, lamb, duck, turnips, dark greens
Merlot: Beef
Moscato, Marsala, Lambrusco: Sweet Desserts
Priced under $8.00. Great Wines to brighten up the table & enhance your meals, from Trader Joe’s.
- Prosecco Zonin $7.99 pair with Crostini, Parmesan and Berries
- Pinot Grigio delle Venezia $5.39 pair with Mussels and Seafood
- Savignon Blanc from Chile $6.99 perfect with Grilled Vegetables, Grilled Olives, Caprese, Bruschetta
- Salice Salentino Riserva Epicuro $6.99 Parmesan with honey and pepper flakes, Salami
- Trader Joe’s Coastal Syrah $5.99 Best with Walnuts, Blue Cheese, Syrah Cheese
- Reggiano Lambrusco $6.99 enjoy the following recipe for Peaches and Wine
Peaches and Wine! Simply delicious!
Applying simple pairing principles, you may wish for an inspired dessert. Feel free to vary quantities, proportions and ingredients; all you really need is your peaches and vino.
Ingredients
Preparation
4 peaches each cut with a small crosswise incision where the stem is. Place into boiling water, blanch for 2 minutes. With a slotted spoon remove each peach and place into a bowl of ice water. After 10 minutes, remove the peach and place cross wise cut down into a bowl and set aside.
In a saucepan over a medium heat, pour two glasses of Lambrusco, 1/4 cup of sugar, a stick of cinnamon.
Simmer together for 3 minutes over medium heat, and then pour the hot liquid over the peaches in the bowl.
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow it to stand for at least 2 hours to overnight. Can be served warmed from the oven (bake 20 minutes 170 F) or placed into a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Mussels enjoyed in a white wine sauce will leaving your guests wanting for more!
Italians enjoy seafood! This plate full of mussels can be served with or without cream. Mussels can be prepared as an appetizer or as an entrée with pasta. Enjoy the sauce and dip into it with grilled italian bread or ciabatta. Recommended wine is a Pinot Grigio. Use the wine finder to choose a wine at the following link, wine
Serves 6 people
Ingredients
Directions
Place oil, onion and salt into a large skillet and allow to sauté over medium heat for 4-5 minutes until the onion is translucent. Add tomatoes, allow to cook for 4 minutes. Meanwhile, place clams and mussels in a colander, wash and scrub shells with cold water and place into skillet. (Only for fresh mussels.) Frozen mussels have been pre-washed and can be added directly into the heated skillet. Add wine and cream to mussels , stir for 30 seconds. Add garlic. parsley and pepper allow to simmer for 5 minutes.
Can be served over pasta or with toasted Italian bread.
Second large pan: Healt 1/2 cup Olive oil on Medium heat with two garlic cloves for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
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