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Mediterranean diet hotline number

Posted by admin in Blog on November 28th, 2008

Here’s a good one: Courtesy of the Ministry for Agriculture & Fisheries, you can now call 902 99 64 23 and be put through to a dietician who can advise you on almost any questions you may have about the Mediterranean (or Andalucian) diet.

Recipes, how best to cook a tomato, how many calories are in a home cured morcilla – think of a question related to the Med diet and we’ll answer it, is the boast.

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Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580

Posted by admin in Books I like on October 15th, 2008

Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580

In “Empires of the Sea”, Roger Crowley has written an enthralling and masterful overview of the battle for control of the Mediterranean sea between the Spanish Christian Empire and Ottoman Islamist Caliphate.

Written in a flowing, narrative style, he brings the main actors to life as he charts the main battles and technological developments that changed naval warfare, and the west, for ever. The struggles between these two world powers changed our world – pirates, naval warfare, slavery, and religious struggle changed the way the European nations viewed the Mediterranean and caused the ascension or destruction of many nations.

It’s a rollercoaster of a thriller that accurately reflects the harsh reality of 16th century life, and worth reading more than once!

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