“The very best factor concerning the Mediterranean weight loss plan? It doesn’t style like a weight loss plan.”

“The very best factor concerning the Mediterranean weight loss plan? It doesn’t style like a weight loss plan.”

I simply learn these phrases within the newest concern of the Harvard Gazette and I instantly considered sharing them with you, my pricey pasta-loving buddies.

The article begins by stating that of all diets, the Mediterranean one transcends instances and traits and has established itself as essentially the most dependable, sustainable and, most of all, best to observe. I quote from the article: “… one weight loss plan particularly has withstood the check of time and been repeatedly heralded by medical doctors and researchers as selling vitality and longevity.”

That is nice and welcome information for pasta followers!

Let’s see why: first, pasta and extra-virgin olive oil are a match made in heaven. Pasta, any sort of pasta: entire wheat, historic grain, gluten free, vegan, farro, or just golden and scrumptious arduous wheat semolina, cooked to an ideal “al dente” texture and easily tossed with a fruity additional virgin olive oil (“a crudo,” as we are saying in Italy) and maybe sprinkled with Parmigiano Reggiano OR pungent Pecorino Romano, and heightened with contemporary chopped herbs is a deal with that at all times hits the spot!

Confess: I made you hungry. Now, think about the INFINITE potentialities if we additionally resolve so as to add the freshest seasonal greens and/or lean, wholesome meat or seafood this recipe. Now we’ve reached perfection, and we will even say that …we’re on a “weight loss plan! Though farmers’ markets in northern climes might not function in winter, there are nonetheless numerous methods to create wholesome meals with contemporary greens, heightened by particular flavors equivalent to artichokes preserved in olive oil.

Detto, fatto: Get pleasure from my SPAGHETTI WITH ARTICHOKES, SPINACH, AND GARLIC as a winter deal with worthy of Valentine’s Day.

Buon appetito and arrivederci al mese prossimo!

Chef Rosario