Garlic In Your Garden
Garlic (Allium sativum) is a member of the onion family whose cultivation dates back to ancient Asia and the Mediterranean. Garlic was first introduced to the Americas in the 1500s. Botanically the garlic bulb is not a root but a series of ... [... more]
University of Saskatchewan |
Steven J. Zaloga
US Armored Units in the North Africa and Italian Campaigns 1942 43 The Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO) saw the first operational deployment of US armoured divisions in World War II, and the experience proved chastening for the 1st ... [... more]
Random House |
Holly Robinson
The Gerbil Farmer's Daughter "What kind of man goes to Annapolis, becomes a naval officer, commands ships, and then sits on his ship in the middle of the Mediterranean dreaming of gerbils?" That's the question that provoked Holly Robinson to ... [... more]
Random House |
Eggplant Stew (Jewish)
Eggplant is always abundant in the Mediterranean, so it is not unusual to find eggplant on the Sephardic Seder table. It is unusual, however, for Ashkenazic Jews to eat rice during Passover, so it is optional for this stew. Prick the eggplants in ... [... more]
International Vegetarian Union |
Eve Adamson
Eve Adamson has authored or coauthored more than forty books, including The Mediterranean Diet. She lives with her family in Iowa City, where she cooks, gardens, and writes about food and holistic health. [... more]
Harper Collins |
Nigel Bagnall
The three Punic Wars lasted over 100 years, between 264 BC and 146 BC. They represented a struggle for supremacy in the Mediterranean between the bludgeoning land power of Rome, bent on imperial conquest, and the great maritime power of Carthage ... [... more]
Random House |
On The Shores of The Mediterranean
 On the road to ruins with Eric and Wanda: Eric Newby is a serious travel essayist for serious travelers. A consummate pro. ON THE SHORES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN, originally published in 1984, is his chronicle of a resolute journey around the circumference [... more]
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Amazon CA |
The Mediterranean in History
Where are the maps?: Lots of good pictures, but not one decent physical or political map to help the reader orient himself with the text. Thirty-five dollars for a history book with no maps? A superb resource for personal enrichment: David Abulafia ( [... more]
CDN$80.00
Amazon CA |
Chicory
Chicory, also called wild chickory, succory, and wild succory, originally comes from the Mediterranean region. Chicory, also called wild chicory, succory, and wild succory, originally comes from the Mediterranean region. This herb has very ... [... more]
Suite101 |
Sephardic Flavors: Jewish Cooking of the Mediterranean
From Amazon.com: What is Jewish cooking? Most of us would cite matzo balls, gefilte fish, and other Eastern European-born fare. But there's a second Jewish food tradition--the cuisine of the Mediterranean Sephardim. Author Joyce Goldstein first [... more]
CDN$45.11
Amazon CA |
The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age ...
Kings, Pepper and the Turks: a Time of Transition.: This is one of the essential books that bring a solid perspective on what is the reality of history, not what commentators or national prides would like it to be.. Braudel is one of the most gifted [... more]
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Little Foods of the Mediterranean: 500 Fabulous Recipes ...
Pizzas and Empenadas and Canapes, oh my: Clifford Wright is one of the leading writers, along with Elizabeth David, Paula Wolfert and Claudia Roden, on the cuisines of the Mediterranian. This volume complements his monumental, award winning 'A [... more]
CDN$52.95
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