Mediterranean Food of the Sun

Several months ago I was perusing books at a local bookstore and picked up a copy of "Julie and Julia" by Julie Powell. I read the synopsis, quickly rolled my eyes and placed it back in the stand when I saw that it was about a 30 year old girl having some sort of life identity crisis. Blah blah blah I thought to myself, I'm nowhere near that stage of my life and have no desire to read about it.

Now I find myself in a very similar situation; looking for some kind of project that I can take on and gain some enjoyment through. For those of you unfamiliar with Julie and Julia you can check this out.

I used to love cooking! But recently it has become a chore and my meals lack any kind of imagination. I dread sitting down to make the weekly menu and so we have been doing a lot of eating out, which throws money away and results in us eating unhealthy foods. Both my husband and I have gained weight.

Today we went back to the aforementioned bookstore to buy French phrase books for our upcoming holiday. While there I noticed a wonderful brightly coloured cookbook "Mediterranean Food of the Sun: Over 400 vibrant step-by-step recipes from the shores of Italy, Greece, France, Spain, North Africa and the Middle East.."


Hmmmm, maybe I should do something similar to Julie and Julia!?!

I left the bookstore with the cookbook under my arm and a spring in my step :)

So here is what I am going to do: I am going to cook every single recipe in this book and blog about it with pictures! Prepare yourself for Baba Ganoush with Lebanese flatbread, Yogurt Cheese in olive oil, Seafood Soup with Rouille, and Radicchio and Chicory Gratin to name a few of the recipes that shall be cooked.

I may not be able to get all the ingredients due to the fact that I live in Omaha Nebraska and so I may have to improvise when it is completely impossible to find what I need. Other times we may have to go without power in order to pay for the lamb which will be required.

I invite you to join me on this journey through the ambrosial fares offered by the Mediterranean countries.... Bon appetit!