The Weeknight Mediterranean Kitchen: Discover the Health and Flavor of the Mediterranean with Easy, Authentic Recipes

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With the growing popularity of the Mediterranean diet as both a tool for weight loss and easy-to-maintain lifestyle, this book goes right to the source of authentic Mediterranean home cooking. Samantha Ferraro is a food blogger whose flavor profile is rooted in her family's Mediterranean heritage, spanning Israeli/Jewish foods, Middle Eastern, Italian and more. In The Weeknight Mediterranean Kitchen, she puts a modern spin on the most delicious dishes she grew up eating, making them accessible for a Western audience. Other Mediterranean cookbooks fall flat as too heavy on the "diet" side, but now readers can lose weight or maintain their health while enjoying all the rich and delicious flavors this cuisine has to offer. The recipes cover a wide range of options-from fast and easy weeknight staples like Turkish White Bean Soup with Herbs or Kofte Meatballs Over Charred Spicy Eggplant, to incredibly flavorful entrees that will impress your family or dinner guests, such as Lemony Chicken Shwarma, Fennel Fattoush Salad with Pistachio and Mint, Lentil Falafel and even special desserts like Saffron and Rose Crme Brulee. Samantha expertly puts a modern spin on traditions, making the dishes come to life and feel new. For anyone intrigued by the buzz over the Mediterranean diet, this cookbook is the most authentic introduction. This book has 80 recipes and 80 photos.

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"This book perfectly encapsulates the Mediterranean food movement we're experiencing across the country. These are the kinds of dishes we crave, sometimes without even knowing we're craving them. The flavors, the tone, the spirit--it's all spot-on."
-Jenn Harris, Deputy Food Editor, L.A. Times

"Sam has absolutely nailed it with this cookbook! With quick and easy weeknight meals to get you through the week, you will find everything you need here."
-Chungah Rhee, founder and author of Damn Delicious

"I want to make every single, colorful dish in Samantha's cookbook, and so will you. The combination of her mouth-watering photos and unique takes on Mediterranean cuisine will have you cooking and baking non-stop."
-Shannon Sarna, author of Modern Jewish Baker and founding editor of The Nosher

"The Weeknight Mediterranean Kitchen is bursting with flavor and freshness. Samantha has a relaxed approach to cooking that truly encompasses the Mediterranean lifestyle."
-Nicole Gaffney, TV personality and blogger at Coley Cooks

"In The Weeknight Mediterranean Kitchen, Samantha's recipes seem fancy, but they are simple enough to become weeknight staples. Which works out, because I want to eat her Za'atar Chicken Skewers every day!"
-Amy Kritzer, author of Sweet Noshings, owner of What Jew Wanna Eat and ModernTribe.com

Author Bio

Samantha Ferraro is the founder of the food blog The Little Ferraro Kitchen. Her recipes have been featured in PBS Food, The Huffington Post, LA Times, Babble, Yummly and The Washington Post. She was the LA Times Food Holiday Baking Winner in 2012. Samantha lives in Bellingham, Washington.