Michelle’s Mediterranean Cooking Journey

I made my lasagna with the homemade red sauce that I had simmering on the stove all day yesterday. I also used Barilla ready-to-bake lasagna noodles. In addition to parmesan and mozzarella… Read more: Lasagna

Antipasto salad is truly a refreshing and flavorful dish. It is meant to be an appetizer, but I tend to have it as my main dish. Lettuce, tomatoes, olives, pepperoni, salami, provolone,… Read more: Antipasto Salad

This came from a recipe in America’s Test Kitchen The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook. There is a fairly strong licorice flavor to this from both the fennel and from the Pernod that are… Read more: Chicken Bouillabaisse

This is one of my favorite dishes. I use chicken breasts which I cut in half to make smaller portions. You will notice that I am cooking this in a cast iron… Read more: Chicken Cacciatore

This was a refreshing and hearty soup. Of course, I love lentils, so I’m not surprised I liked it so well. The various spices are wonderful: sumac, coriander, cumin, and especially the… Read more: Mediterranean Spicy Spinach and Lentil Soup

This was a simple meal to fix and very refreshing. I took boneless, skinless chicken breasts, and sliced them horizontally to create two thinner breasts. I sprinkled the chicken breasts with salt… Read more: Chicken Caprese

Tonight, I tried a Moroccan dish, and it was so delicious. It was worth the two hours I spent in the kitchen making it. Although it took some time to complete there… Read more: Chicken with Caramelized Shallots and Pears

For Thanksgiving this year, I spiced up my turkey some. I rubbed on a few spices and then added garlic and parsley to my olive oil to coat the turkey. The recipe… Read more: Mediterranean Roasted Turkey

Today I fixed chicken puttanesca and served it with angel hair pasta. I got this recipe from the website The Mediterranean Dish. Here is the link: Chicken Puttanesca (Puttanesca Recipe) | The… Read more: Chicken Puttanesca

This recipe is tasty and filling. It is taken from America’s Test Kitchen, The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook. The recipe calls for some of the vegetables to be oven roasted, and others sauteed.… Read more: Vegetable Paella