soups & sides

mediterranean diet: white beans & fennel

plant-forward for dinner - in the center or on the side

Jan 17 • Caroline J. Beck

best ever butter beans

rich & silky, decadently flavorful

Nov 1, 2025 • Caroline J. Beck

mediterranean diet: greek lemon chicken soup (avgolemono)

a quintessential favorite from the cradle of the mediterranean diet, Greece

Oct 11, 2025 • Caroline J. Beck

mediterranean diet: herb & spiced white beans

White beans are a nutritional powerhouse in the Mediterranean diet. This recipe takes them to a whole new level.

Aug 23, 2025 • Caroline J. Beck

mediterranean diet: mixed vegetable grill

Quite possibly, the easiest way to pile on Mediterranean diet veggies this season!

Jul 12, 2025 • Caroline J. Beck

mediterranean diet: creamy chicken & gnocchi soup

One of my favorite ways to use up rotisserie chicken is to make a nice warm, cozy and creamy bowl of chicken gnocchi soup.

Nov 25, 2024 • Caroline J. Beck

mediterranean diet: creamy veggie soup

This nutrient-packed warm and cozy fall soup is perfect for those days when you want to get in all your 5-a-day vegetable servings and are a little…

Oct 29, 2024 • Caroline J. Beck

lemony barley soup

When the weather isn’t ready to warm up and you are, this silky, filling lemony barley soup is just the trick.

Mar 10, 2024 • Caroline J. Beck

no-cream red lentil soup

Turkish red lentil soup, known as Mercimek Çorbası, is a wonderfully textured bowl of protein-packed Mediterranean flavor, but I took the liberty of…

Jan 28, 2024 • Caroline J. Beck

protein-packed potato leek soup

This Mediterranean recipe takes a creamy soup classic and twists it into a spicy, healthy bowl of comfort with the addition of chickpeas.

Nov 5, 2023 • Caroline J. Beck

roasted spicy sweet potatoes

This creamy, spicy, roasted sweet potato recipe is a Mediterranean diet powerhouse packed with an incredible amount of healthy nutrients.

Oct 22, 2023 • Caroline J. Beck

6,840 super simple soups in 5 super simple steps

Have you ever heard that phrase “give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, but teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime?

Oct 15, 2023 • Caroline J. Beck

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