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September 5, 2008

Welcome to your source for the authentic and traditional foods of the Mediterranean in their cultural and historical context illustrated with a thousand heirloom Mediterranean recipes fully-tested in the kitchen of Clifford A. Wright. This is the site for people for whom food is glorious and not fearsome, for people who watch their happiness before they watch their weight, for people who believe that behind every swallow is an insight into who they are. Here is your entry into the world of the most popular cuisines in the world, the world of all the culinary regions of the Mediterranean. You will find the culinary cultures of the Mediterranean offered with the same depth and balance of recipes and their histories as you would in a flavorful bouillabaisse. Cuisine does not spring from nowhere and it does not spring from restaurants. Cuisine is a cultural phenomenon that evolves from real people in kitchens cooking to provide food for their families guided by culture, history, agricultural, and need and wants. Here you will find REAL food. We hope you enjoy the recipes and culinary history posted here and consider becoming a member of www.cliffordawright.com and receive the WORLD OF FOOL weekly and monthly newsletters and full access to all of the 1000 fully tested Mediterranean recipes. 



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Creamed Eggplant
Berenjenas a la Crema
(Vegetables)
Stuffed eggplant with creamed eggplant pulp, shrimp, and mushrooms
posted: 09/04/2008

Penne Rigate with Bell Peppers, Eggplant, and Yellow Summer Squash
(Pasta with Vegetables)
Ridged penne with deep-fried eggplant and summer squash with sauteed bell peppers
posted: 09/04/2008

Runner Beans in Olive Oil with Tomatoes and Pomegranate
Zeytinyagli Taze Fasulye
(Vegetables)
Runner beans (wide green beans) cooked in abundant olive oil with tomatoes and pomegranate molasses
posted: 08/28/2008

Pennette with Seared Pork and Sautéed Onions
(Pasta with Pork)
Pennette (cut ziti) with pan-seared boneless pork chops and caramelized onions
posted: 08/28/2008

Yogurt and Cucumber Sauce
Cacik or Tzatziki
(Basic Recipes and Sauces)
Yogurt and cucumber sauce with garlic, dill and mint
posted: 08/07/2008

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This vast compendium [Little Foods of the Mediterranean] encapsulates the type of Mediterranean food that I love: simple, tasty, unpretentious, and easy to eat.  Whether they are tapas, meze, or antipasti, they represent Mediterranean street food at its best.  I especially applaud Clifford Wright’s great research into the similarities and the differences among the little foods of the eighteen countries of the Mediterranean Basin.
- Jacques Pépin, chef, cookbook author, and public television show host


[Clifford A. Wright's Cucina Paradiso] Editor’s Choice of the Best Books of 1992
- New York Times Book Review, December 6, 1992.

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