CIAO, BUON ANNO & HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🥰 🎉 cheers to a fantastic 2023!!! THIS IS THE YEAR! Big things are happening all thanks to YOU ❤because of YOU i am able to say you’ll be seeing a lot more than just videos this year to help you live a Modern Mediterranean Lifestyle! And please share any suggestion or things you’d like to see from me! It helps more than you could imagine 🤗 I hope you create a zestful year 🌞
I'm so looking forward to making everything you made in this video. I'm glad you were in my feed. Definitely subscribing. Since I am on this journey with my Mediterranean Diet I'm now excited to try your recipes. Thank you for posting this although I'm a year late. Lol
Oh my goodness I truly hope it all turns out delicious! Thank you SO much for deciding to click on my video and subscribing - means the world to me! You are NEVER too late and I'm so grateful you joined our Zestful Med Diet Community :)
Happy New Year sweetheart! You look awesome! I have decided to begin the Mediterranean Lifestyle today! This is my new goal for my life. So much I can say comes from you and your Lifestyle. Love you!! ❤️
Hi Caroline! Thank you for this great video! It’s easy to see how passionate you are about food and healthy eating and I find your recipes and perspective so unique! I would LOVE to see more of your fish recipes because I love fish and I am constantly looking for ways to incorporate different types of fish into my diet and new ways to make it! I completely agree that most fish recipes out there are focused on salmon, tuna, whitefish, and shrimp and would love to see your spin on other kinds of fish like halibut, swordfish, etc. Thanks again for such a great video!
Jeslyn, thank you SO much for all your kind words and encouragement!! I absolutely will try my best to include more variations of seafood and fish recipes because it is so important! Thank you 🤍love suggestions so much!
I love feta. I eat it by itself. That and goat cheese. My two favorites. So delicious. I’m not vegetarian but I love veges. Thanks for the recipes because my mind goes blank when I try to think of cooking Mediterranean. I could live off hummus.
Thank YOU Jennifer, not only that you tried a recipes but that you came back to share with me that it worked out!! These comments fill my heart so much, I really appreciate you trying a recipe! 🥰
Thank you so much for the fish recipe! I have been, over the past six months, moving toward the Mediterranean diet. My plan for this year is to increase my fish intake so that I’m eating fish at least three dinners out of the week. Sardines are something I want to add to my diet because they are so healthful. Can’t wait to try these cakes. Please more fish knowledge and recipes.
I am so happy to know the fish and seafood recipes have been helpful! I agree they are so great and love how you're incorporating more throughout your week and promise to come up with more ideas!
❤👍🏽😁😋😋 tyfs I'll be making these delicious looking recipes! Happy New Year 2024 Here in February 2024 your channel popped up and I'm loving your recipes! So informative! I love different seasonings courtesy of my Mom RIH👸🏾🕊❤😁 She loved good seasoned food and taught me how to cook💯👍🏽😁 I'm so thankful and am using the various herbs and spices she had on hand. You're helping me in knowing how to mix and match the vast variety!💯😁👏🏾👏🏾❤ I'm not ashamed to say I'm binge watching you 😁🤣🍅🍋🥕 Happy Cooking!
Awe Cynthia thank you SO much for the kind words! How wonderful that your mom taught you a love for cooking! I'm grateful you not only found my channel but that you're actually enjoying the videos as well! 💕🫶🏼🥰 hopefully I continue to make videos you enjoy!
My family and I love salmon cakes and you’ve convinced me to try the sardine cakes. I’ve only ever had sardines once a very long time ago but I’m ready to try again.
Fish cakes were a huge hit. Followed recipe exactly but I love that you suggest substitutions so I can use what I have on hand. Also thanks for the links to printable recipes, great that they print on one page. So many online recipes print on multiple pages (even printable versions).
I just love seeing your GORGEOUS smile as you prepare this WONDERFUL food... love your vids--- keep up the EXCELLENT work!!!! (all us fat old folks- like me- NEED them!!!)
Happy New Year ! Found you because I need to make healthier choices and find new recipes. 😍. I will continue to binge watch and I can’t wait to try all the recipes.
Oh Debra you are so so so sweet! I'm overjoyed that you not only found my channel but are enjoying it so far, thank you for sharing this with me!🤍🤍 please let me know if you try any of the recipe and what you think! Always open to honest feedback, helps me out a lot!
My husband and I made the spanakopita tonight. It turned out great! My hubby did the prep, and we had it with fattoush. Just a comment: He got frustrated with the recipe bc there was no unit of measure for the Parmesan or the feta, but he figured cups for the Parmesan and ounces for the feta. He also wasn’t sure when to combine the spinach with the feta/herb mixture, but we figured it out. He’s a scientist, so these things matter to him.
I’m so sorry my directions weren’t super precise, I need to work way harder on that. Unfortunately I explain much better by talking than writing but from now I’ll try my best to be as direct as possible and apologize for his frustration!! Thank you so much for trying the recipe 🙏🏼 I appreciate it!
Happy New Years! These are really beautiful recipes, Caroline! Your carrot salad looks delish and I am so obsessed with Spanakopita, it is on my current meal rotation. I have a ton of carrots that I need to use up. I think try out your recipe this week. :) Edit: More Vegetarian recipes please!
More vegetarian recipes coming your way Mandy 🥰 thank you so much for the ask!!!! And your kind words mean so much to me, can't wait for you to try out the carrot salad! Thank you for your support🤍
While I am a big vegetable eater, I don’t seem to eat a lot of food when I’m starting to count calories! And after recent medical tests, I need to up my protein and my calcium, so I’ve looked to go toward the Mediterranean diet to be healthier. After watching dozens and dozens of videos, I was really confused on how I could eat all this food and how do I get my protein up and my calcium up! Last couple days I’ve been watching your videos and I really enjoyed them. As a single person I do freeze a lot of foods, but it would be really helpful when you’re making dishes to do you let us know how long it can last in the refrigerator or freezer. I’m interested in the spanakopita (I think I spelled that right). Can you freeze that and if not, how long would it last in the refrigerator? And just a note I use canned fish all the time! Just find high-quality canned fish! Glad to see somebody using them in recipes!
I am SO delighted to hear that you’ve found my video helpful Vicky!! So many of my recipes are freezable! I think I talked about it in the following video, I can’t quite remember but for the spanakopita all you need to do is cut it into desired portions then freeze them individually then when you’re craving it just toast it up in the oven at 300 F for 20 or so minutes or until the center is warm. You may need to lower the oven even more because you don’t want it to burn as it’s reheating. I recommend the oven though because in the microwave the texture would totally change
Order an apron! Maybe one with your name \ logo or something. I cross mine in the back then tie it in the front. Has two pockets as well. I love them !!
Buono Anno Bella ❤🎆 these recipes sound delicious and great timing. I really need to get my iron levels up so I think I’m going to try your spanakopita. Looks sooo good! Question- I got a cast-iron skillet for Christmas and I’ve never had one before. How do I “ season “ it 🤷🏻♀️?? Anyway 2023 is going to be an awesome year! Last night we sat by the fire and tossed in things we were leaving behind and not taking it into 2023 ( just wrote it down and tossed it into the fire) and replaced it w things we are going to manifest in the new year. I hadn’t done that before but felt like a fresh start was in order 😅 Don’t forget to speak positivity over yourself.. positive affirmations etc. Be kind to yourself ❤I can’t wait to see what God has in store for u this year!!!!😘
Thank you so much for the kind and encouraging words!!! 🤗🥰 I know it’s time consuming but i think you’d love the spanakopita! 🤤😋 For seasoning a cast iron i’m pretty sure you put it over the stove a take and damp towel with oil and coat the pan then bake off the oil in the oven! I’m no pro so you might want to research but that’s what i did with mine! I love the throwing things in the fire concept…letting go is absolutely CRUCIAL and I’m still trying my best to learn how too more often!😬 Be so kind to yourself as well, you are an amazing human who deserves to know how loved and special you are!! Thank you thank you 🤍🤍🤍
Hi :) great question, honestly I don't have a particular one that i love, the brand i used was the Filo Factory which turned out great! I think they are all pretty comparable though since it's just a dough...
Hi 🙂 ! I didn't catch one of the last Spices, it sounded like "Harrissa Picks"??? Sorry to bother you, I replayed the video several times but you're SO QUICK ☺️☺️☺️, I couldn't read the jar/bottle. TYFS! 🥰 HAPPY NEW YEAR 😍!
Hi Abigail, so sorry it all went to fast but is was Harissa Paste - a north African condiment made of chili's and other spices! I hope you have a wonderful year!!
I need more vegetarian high protein receipes and egg free breakfast 🫶🫶 i am not a vegetarian i don't have any restrictions but i am interested in this type of meals
High protein, vegetarian, no egg breakfast ideas - I got you!! I have a few already on my channel and website but i'll make sure to focus on coming out with more😋
