ABOUT ME

A happy multiethnic family of four outdoors in a grassy field with trees and water in the background. The father has a beard and short hair, wearing a light pink shirt. The mother has shoulder-length dark hair, smiling, wearing a white dress. They have two young daughters, one with curly hair and a bow, wearing a floral dress, and the younger with short dark hair, sitting on the mother's lap in a beige romper.

A couple stands close together outdoors, with the man kissing the woman's forehead and the woman smiling. They are in a grassy field with trees and a body of water in the background.

I don’t even like to cook

I never planned to start a food blog — I just wanted to feed my family something better than popcorn for dinner.

Cooking has never been my thing. Before I met my husband, “girl dinner” meant popcorn, cheese, and whatever was in the fridge. If I was really feeling fancy, I’d boil pasta or bake some plain chicken — seasonings optional. Things changed fast once we started a family. My husband, Desmond, had some health issues and set a goal to lose weight, and I was pregnant with our second baby. We both needed a reset. Enter: the Mediterranean Diet (or my version of it — Mediterranean-ish).

I followed it mostly for him at first, but it ended up changing everything for us. Two years later, Desmond is down 100 pounds, I actually meal plan and cook, and we’ve built a rhythm that works for real life — toddlers, chaos, and all.

Hand sprinkling pumpkin seeds into a layered salad in a jar, on a rustic wooden table with tomatoes, lettuce, basil, and a wooden spoon.

Mediterranean-ish living

Because healthy eating doesn’t have to mean fancy ingredients, strict rules, or hours in the kitchen.

I keep it simple — recipes that taste good, use ingredients you actually have, and don’t require a culinary degree. The Mediterranean Mom is all about making healthy eating doable for real families, without the pressure to be perfect.

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