Taste of Home Mediterranean Made Easy: 325 light lively dishes that bring color, flavor and flair to your table

by Taste of Home

325 light & lively dishes that bring color, flavor and flair to your table.

It’s never been so simple to set the table with light, refreshing foods as it is with the all-new cookbook Taste of Home Mediterranean Made Easy.
 

Discover how easy it is to eat well with fresh, vibrant meals loaded with flavor—all without taxing your time in the kitchen. Common ingredients, familiar cooking methods and step-by-step instructions add fast new flair to your weeknight menus. These 325 recipes are shared by today’s family cooks who have happily adopted this light and lively Mediterranean cuisine in their own homes.

CHAPTERS
Mezze, Tapas & Small Plates

Salads, Soups & Breads

Cheese & Eggs

Pasta, Rice & Grains

Vegetables & Legumes

Beef & Lamb

Poultry & Pork

Fish & Seafood

Sweets

Bonus: Yia Yia’s Favorites

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction, Food, Reference

320 pages, Paperback

Published January 7, 2020

About the author

Taste of Home magazine is an American cooking publication.

Reviews

[Annie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Are there lots of recipes? YES.
Are they easy and simple and make you feel like you can actually cook? YES.

HOWEVER, my big issue with this cookbook is that many of the recipes are just normal, everyday recipes. While there are many Mediterranean dishes in here...there are also many that are NOT.

There's a recipe for green beans with olive oil, pepper and salt.
There's a recipe for a simple omelet.
There's a recipe for simple oatmeal.

The simpler recipes were disappointing because I was hoping for niche recipes. If you're a cooking newbie or just looking for dinner ideas, you may like this. Foodies...this will disappoint you.

[Rachelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mediterranean Made Easy... provided by TOH readers, recipes include comfort dishes made healthier, and a few from various cultures. The book is more adventurous in spices than I'd expect from this brand. Quality images for most recipes.

Cookbook ranges from quick appetizers to hot and cold fish and seafood focused dishes to chicken and pasta meals as well as vegetarian entrees and an impressive dessert selection. Similar ingredients used throughout: artichokes, oils, olives, and beets.

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

We love Mediterranean food in our household and I'm always looking for more recipes to incorporate into our meal rotations. The recipes in this book run the gamut! Each recipe is easy to understand. The photos were lovely, I would love more. This is everything that we love about Mediterranean food- simply, fresh, delicious. My new go-to!

[Emily · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was hoping for more there is a lot of repeated themes here mainly tomato, feta and olives a lot of the recipes are almost identical with a change in protein I didn't catch the fact that this is a diet heart healthy cookbook when I bought it so all the recipes call for fat free versions of dairy products and kinda skimp on seasonings seem like things might be a little bland I know the Mediterranean diet is one of the healthiest out there already so wasn't expecting the diet stuff that was on me for not paying attention though you can use your favorite dairy items but ehh a little disappointed in this

[Weatherly Webb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Being able to look up specific recipes on the internet to see what other people thought was nice. Bonus half point for not calling "Garlic Garbanzo Bean Spread" hummus.

[KC · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the sound of many recipes in this book. Can’t wait to try them!

[Another · Rating 4 out of 5]

Found a lot of good recipes and some that I can adapt to our tastes. A good place to start I think.