It's All Greek to Me: Transform Your Health the Mediterranean Way Witch My Family's Century-

I <b>***WANTED*** </b> a digital Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review as it showed up on my suggested reading list despite already owning it ... truth be told, I bought it when it was first published in 2014 and I just ordered a copy of it for our community kitchen library as mine is getting worn out from lending our clients.

I was denied access to actually reviewing it, but did so anyway. <b> :-) </b>

Debbie Matenopoulos, the first member of her family born in America, grew up in a traditional Greek household, eating delicious, authentic Greek cooking that her family had passed down for generations. By the time Debbie had started her television career in New York on The View, she began eating a standard American diet. But despite carefully limiting how much she ate, she found herself gaining weight and lacking energy. As Debbie’s career as an entertainment news reporter and television host on BS, MTV, E!, and other networks had her constantly on the go, she was grabbing whatever food was readily available. It was only when she returned to her traditional Greek diet that she found herself easily—and healthily—realizing her natural weight and regaining her natural energy, stamina, and physique. Now, in It's All Greek to Me, Debbie shares 120 of her family's traditional Greek recipes and adds her own touch to make them even healthier and easier to prepare—plus, this new edition features 15 brand new recipes! After tasting Debbie’s dishes, such as her mouthwatering version of Spanakopita (Spinach Feta Pie), Kalamaria Kaftera (Spicy Calamari), her family’s secret recipe for Baklava, and, of course, Arni kai Patates (Classic Roasted Leg of Lamb with Potatoes)—you’ll be amazed these delicious foods are good for you. With a foreword by Dr. Michael Ozner, one of the nation’s leading cardiologists, the recipes in It’s All Greek to Me adhere to the healthiest diet on the planet: the traditional Mediterranean Diet. Modern science is catching up to what Greeks have known for millennia: health comes from eating natural, whole-food ingredients that haven’t been processed or pumped full of hormones, antibiotics, or preservatives. Let It’s All Greek to Me bring your friends and family together to share in the experience of a Greek meal and way of life. Opa! A portion of all proceeds will benefit the ALS Association.

I loved this cookbook and have used it over and over again since it was first published in 2014 as I love Greek food…I live for feta cheese as I am extremely senstivie to cow’s milk! The photographs in the book will make you salivate and send you to the grocery store for the ingredients and get you cooking in no time flat. This book proves that healthy food can be delicious and that you do not have to sacrifice taste for food’s goodness. BUY IT!!