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Southern Europe straddles the Mediterranean Sea from Portugal to Greece. What American cooks call the Mediterranean Diet (and Southern Europeans just call dinner) centers around fresh fruits and vegetables, limited amounts of meat, abundant seafood, olive oil as the primary cooking fat, and wine enjoyed in moderation. The Mediterranean diet is considered among the healthiest in the world. In the 16th century, the Spanish and Portuguese were instrumental in exchanging foods all over the world, inspiring not only the development of their own cuisines but also the cuisines of Asia, Africa, and the Americas. The ubiquitous tomato, the corn that makes polenta and Portuguese corn bread, the hot chiles that make the Portuguese seasoning oil piri-piri, the potatoes in Spanish tortillas or Italian gnocchi, these ingredients originated in the New World; Over time, they were seamlessly incorporated into regional European cuisines.
 

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Easy Pavlova

Reviewed on May 13, 2008 by What a Dish!
This was so much fun to make!! I really enjoyed it. It was so easy, too. I followed the meringue recipe exactly but didn't have any whipping cream on hand and couldn't get to the store. The internet came to the rescue! I found you could whip evaporated milk (look online for instructions.. you have to freeze it for 30 min. first) and it looked just like whipped cream! It didn't have the exact same taste, but it was pretty good. So I topped this with my whipped evaporated milk and fresh strawberries. It was really good! I love how the pavlova had that crunchy crust and soft middle. I'll make this again! Next time, I'll put whipped cream on individual servings though instead of topping the whole thing at once.
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Lime-Thyme Potato Wedges

Reviewed on May 12, 2008 by What a Dish!
I think way too much butter is called for, but otherwise, great potatoes! I love lime in anything and I would have liked even more in these.
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Patsy's Best Barbeque Beef

Reviewed on May 11, 2008 by What a Dish!
I really liked this. It was so good and tender. We cooked it overnight- about 13 hours. I liked the celery in it. Added a touch of dijon mustard and part of a diced orange pepper.
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