I don’t think there’s a traditional diet that was ever so widely reccomended as the Mediterranean diet. Medical doctors, the USA and other governments, health agencies, chefs, everyone seems attracted to it.

To be sure, the Mediterranean diet was naturally healthy before non-Mediterranean discovered it. The Mediterranean peoples just never gave so much thought to it, they simply continued cooking, eating and enjoying food as they had done for centuries.

Since the first scientific study conducted by professor Ancel Keys, there have been many studies aimed at showing theMediterranean diet benefits. Virtually all of them have had very positive results.

In my web site I give guidelines for anyone who wants to follow the Mediterranean diet. 

Remember that although Dr Keys called it a diet, it’s simply a great way of cooking and eating, a lifestyle I’d say, that doesn’t involve any sacrifice. 

Catalan bruschetta recipe
Quick and easy bruschetta recipe with bread, olive oil and tomato that will help you out in many occasions. Read more»

Homemade pizza
Pizza-style coca recipe as we prepare it in Catalonia. Read more»

Pita bread recipe
Step-by-step pita bread recipie that any one can follow with delicious success. Authentic pitta bread from the Arabic Eastern Mediterranean.Read more»

Breakfast pizza
Learn to make the manouche, Lebanon’s popular snack everybody eats for breakfast or at any time of the day, actually. Read more»

Chicken stew recipe with capers
Mediterranean chicken stew recipe with the characteristic pungent taste of capers. Read more»

Easy chicken recipe with prunes
Chicken stew recipe with prunes and a dash of wine. Read more»

Fried chicken recipe
Quick and easy chicken recipe with Mediterranean aromatic herbs and a touch of Asian flavors. Read more»

Chicken recipe with samfaina
Chicken stew recipe with the tyical Catalan vegetable medley. Read more»

Stuffed baked chicken recipe
Whole chicken stuffed with prunes, pine nuts, dried apricots, and more.Read more»

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• Born: 24 May 1960
• Birthplace: Cornwall, England
• Best Known As: The beautiful, brooding star of The English Patient

Proud, fine-boned and just a bit remote, Kristin Scott Thomas jumped to international stardom as the gorgeous-but-doomed lover in 1996 Oscar champ The English Patient (also starringJuliette Binoche and Naveen Andrews). Her Oscar nomination from that film led to bigger Hollywood roles, including as Robert Redford’s co-star in The Horse Whisperer (1998, with Scarlett Johansson) and Harrison Ford’s co-star in Random Hearts (1999). British by birth but a long-time resident of France, Scott has since appeared as frequently in French films as in British or American projects. Her other films include Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994, with Hugh Grant), Richard III(1995, starring Ian McKellen), Gosford Park (2001), Petites coupures (2003), Keeping Mum (2005, with Rowan Atkinson) and I’ve Loved You So Long (2008).

According to a 2008 New York Times profile, Scott Thomas “is distantly related to Robert F. Scott, the great Antarctic explorer”… She was awarded the French Legion of Honor in 2005… She married French physician Francois Olivennes in 1991; they separated in 2006. They have three children: Hannah (b. 1988), Joseph (b. 1991) and Georges (b. 2000).

Biography

Early in her career, it looked as though actress Kristin Scott Thomas was going to be relegated to playing the kind of elegantly bloodless British women she portrayed in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), but with her role as the aristocratic but passionate Katharine Clifton in The English Patient (1996), Scott Thomas broke the mold, proving herself capable of projecting a good deal of sensuality and heat as her character embarked on a tragic affair with a Hungarian adventurer (Ralph Fiennes).

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We now know the details of iPhone 3.0. Happily, it includes many of the features listed here. Check out theiPhone 3.0 details and read the live blog of the event.

As iPhone owners await Tuesday’s announcement of the iPhone 3.0 software, the Web is abuzz with speculation about what new features the update will bring. Of course, we couldn’t let this opportunity pass without chiming in as well.

Ever since the first iPhone was born more than two years ago, and following the introduction of the iPhone 3G last summer, we’ve made no secret that the iPhone lacks many features we think it should have. We’ve blogged a few times detailing our complaints, but here you can find a full list in no particular order.

We’ve also browsed through your blog comments and e-mails to see the features that you hope to see. And please feel free to add anything that we’ve missed.

Multimedia messaging - A very basic feature that every other cell phone has. Yet, the good news is that it appears to be a done deal. It’s about time.

Tethering - From our perspective there hasn’t been a huge cry from CNET readers for this feature, but it looks likewe’re going to get it.

Cut and paste - A no-brainer, and one we get from many CNET readers.

Text forwarding - Another basic feature that every other cell phone has. Read more…

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Birthday: 01/06/1970 
Birthplace: La Jolla, CA, USA 
Occupation: Sport 
Sign: Capricorn 
Death date: N/A 
Death reason: N/A 

 Is a Volleyball player and model. By the time she graduated, she was inducted into Florida State’s Athletica Hall of Fame. Reece competed five seasons on the four-person tour where she was twice named the tour’s Top Offensive Player. She led the league in kills four times and blocks once. In 1989, while still at Florida State, Gabrielle started modeling. She has had numerous magazine covers since including Shape, Elle, Bazaar, and Life …

• Born: 6 January 1970
• Birthplace: St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
• Best Known As: 6′3″ volleyball star and model

Gabrielle Reece was a triple threat of the 1990s, a volleyball player whose powerful good looks led to modeling contracts and TV work. She played volleyball at Florida State while also modeling for fashion magazines like Elle in New York. After college she hit the pro beach volleyball circuit; at the same time, she began flashing her abdominals for fitness journals and other magazines. Her popularity got a serious boost when Nike signed her to a contract and started pushing her as an icon of Girl Power. In the 2000s she dabbled in golf and served as a health correspondent for the Today show. Her 1997 autobiography was titled Big Girl In the Middle.

Gabrielle Reece is 6′3″ tall. According to an FAQ on her official site, “When did I reach 6′3″? Age 15. I went into college at 17 at 145 lb., and left the same height 17 lb. stronger”… She married surfer Laird Hamilton in 1997. They have two daughters: Reece (born 2003) and Brody Jo (b. 2008).

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