The Mediterranean Lifestyle

The Mediterranean Lifestyle is the only magazine focused on promoting the entire Mediterranean region and its celebrated lifestyle, an exemplary way of life that showcases an authentic, culturally rich and diverse approach to all aspects of life. Health, Happiness and Longevity are the strongest resulting benefits and therefore our main focus, besides the Mediterranean Diet, Travel, Culture and more. Every issue provides content that is both, helpful and entertaining. That's why every issue is packed with unique and interesting content written by journalists, book authors, scientists, medical professionals and authorities in their fields, but also passionate people who live this lifestyle every day. We not only want to encourage people to travel the region and learn more about it, but also to live this way of life.

EDITORS' NOTE

The Mediterranean Lifestyle

CONTRIBUTORS ISSUE 22

FROM CRETE

THE ANCIENT OLIVE TREE OF VOUVES IN CRETE

CRETAN TASTES FROM NEKTARIA'S KITCHEN • IN THE CRETAN VILLAGE OF KAVOUSI IN LASITHI, NEKTARIA KOKKINAKI HAS CREATED A WELCOMING OUTDOOR SPACE TO SHARE HER EXPERIENCE AND HER MEMORIES OF THE CRETAN CUISINE

THE DIVERSITY AND AUTHENTICITY OF CRETE

FLAVORS OF CRETE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST

THE OLIVE OIL MAN

HOW TO USE REFLECTION AND OUR INTUITION TO DEVELOP

Carnevale DI NICE

HYACINTHS • LONG AWAITING HARBINGERS OF SPRING

A GARDEN OF WINTER DELIGHTS • DESIGNED AND MANAGED BY JENNIFER WARREN-GASH, CURATOR OF OUTDOOR LIVING AT MASHAMBA DESIGN

THE FISHERMAN AND THE SEA • THE LONE FISHERMAN WHO HAS CHOSEN TO TAKE ON THIS LIFE OF SETTING OUT TO SEA DAY AFTER DAY AND NIGHT AFTER NIGHT IS A MIGHTY CALLING

NOVEL GETAWAYS • ANCIENT AND MODERN

THE MAS BLEU AND THE VAL DES VIGNES ESTATE • ONE FAMILY, TWO ESTATES SINCE 1860

ORANGES FROM SEVILLE • SYMBOL AND TRADEMARK OF THE SPANISH CITY WITH THE MOST ORANGE TREES IN THE WORLD

VINO DE NARANJA DEL CONDADO DE HUELVA • WHITE WINE MACERATE WITH ORANGE PEEL IS A LONG TRADITION IN ANDALUSIA

WHAT'S FOR BREAKFAST? • CROISSANT ET CAFÉ AU LAIT NATURELLEMENT

SPICE IT UP!

SPAGHETTI VONGOLE PASTA E VONGOLE • Vongole is the Italian word for mussels. This traditional seafood recipe, which originated in Naples and first mentioned in 1839, requires only five ingredients to bring the rich and aromatic taste of the Mediterranean sea to your table!

CHIACCHIERE DI CARNEVALE • 19th of February 2023 marks Carnevale in Italy. Up and down the Country, all regions will celebrate this colorful tradition with music, dance, and the most, at times, outrageously themed carts. The origins of the carnival are historical, as old as Paganism. Although it is mainly linked to Christianity and the beginning of lent, symbolizing the last Martedi grasso - Fat Tuesday - before fasting - carne = meat; vale = to remove -, it is believed that carnival originates during the classical Greek period. During the festivities, everyone was allowed to become whatever they wanted, have fun, and wear masks, representing a way of leveling the social disparity between the rich and the poor. The proverb linked would be semel in anno licet insanire, "Once a year is legit to go crazy".

BAKED SPICY CHICKEN WINGS WITH SWEET POTATOES • This recipe has recently become one of my favorites because of its delicious flavor, but also because it is one of those emergency recipes when I don't have much time to cook and I want to eat something different and healthy. In addition, it admits as many variations as you can think, either because you don't have some of the ingredients at home or because you like others better. For example, you can replace the sweet potato with potato. You can also change the wings for chicken breasts or legs....