Going Organic with The Mediterranean Diet

food sources of magnesium: bran muffins, pumpkin seeds, barley, buckwheat flour, low-fat vanilla yogurt, trail mix, halibut steaks, garbanzo beans, lima beans, soybeans, and spinach (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

By Frank Aderton

The problem with most of the current diets in Hollywood in the United States is that they rely on starvation or supplements, which robs your body of vital nutrition that it needs to survive. This is why most scientists agree that the Mediterranean diet is the premier form of healthy weight loss through whole foods and organic produce, with no chemicals involved.

When people in the United States hear about the Mediterranean diet, they generally think about countries which border the Mediterranean Sea or are part of the Mediterranean region of countries that make up the belt surrounding this ancient body of water. The reality is that most central and eastern European nations follow the same diet plan and have been eating this way for thousands of years.

Menu for Eight to Ten

From the top to the bottom, hwachae (fruit punch), yugwa (puffed and fried rice snack) sikhye in Korean cuisine (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

By Juvy S. Iliwiliw

I will help you lessen your worries and fears every time you are faced with surprise visits from 8 to 10 people at the same time. Here are recipes best served for 8 to 10 people. You just have to prepare your long table and everything will turn out just right!

Menu for Eight

List of Hungarian dishes (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

By Juvy S. Iliwiliw

The Philippines is considered to be one of those that has plenty of superstitious beliefs. I have grown considering this beliefs my whole life having lived with my 87 years old grandmother. I can't seem to understand where all these stuffs came from but she said, it has been handed down from household to household, each generation after the other. I often heard from my grandmother how the number eight is said to be a lucky number so every time I have important events to happen, I should let it fall with the dates that has 8 on it. Luckily, I always seem to believe it to be true.

When I get older, 8 has become my favorite number that I often dream of rearing 8 children in my family. Then follows the wondering how to feed these number of people around the table. So just now, I have collected recipes that could be best served with eight people in one setting. There is only one thing left for me to wonder about, and that's how to equally give them my very best love.

Guava-Stuffed Chicken with Caramelized Mango

23 April 2010 (Photo credit: Alegrya)

By Juvy S. Iliwiliw

Guava and sauteed mango add subtle sweetness to this elegant dish. This will be more satisfying if you will serve this recipe with a crisp, dry white wine with tropical fruit notes, like Pinot Gris.