Recipes

Every recipe on this site is built on the same rules: extra-virgin olive oil as the primary fat, plants at the center of the plate, fish twice a week, and a regional anchor — Crete, Andalusia, the Levant, Sicily — that makes the recipe make sense, not just sound exotic.

Recipes, by What You’re Cooking

🌅 Breakfast

Yogurt with honey, tomato-rubbed toast, shakshuka.

🥗 Lunch

Mezze, grain bowls, simple salads.

🍽️ Dinner

Grilled fish, slow-roast lamb, lentil stews.

🐟 Seafood

Whole fish, mussels, paella.

🥬 Salads

Greek horiatiki to Lebanese fattoush.

🥘 Soups & Stews

Lentil, chickpea, fish stews.

🫒 Snacks & Mezze

Hummus, tzatziki, bruschetta, dolmas.

🍯 Desserts

Honey, nuts, olive oil cake, baklava.

📦 Meal Prep

Sunday batches, weekday wins.

⚡ Under 30 Minutes

Real weeknight meals on the table fast.

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