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Grandmothers share 'the flavor of their lives' in Mediterranean cookbook

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Here & Now Newsroom

January 23, 2026

The cover of "Mediterranea" and author Anastasia Miari. (Courtesy of Quadrille and Marco Argüello)

A food journalist says her latest book of recipes and life advice she learned while cooking with grandmothers is more important than any family heirloom.

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with Anastasia Miari, author of "Mediterranea: Life-perfected Recipes from Grandmothers of the Mediterranean."

Book excerpt: 'Mediterranea'

By Anastasia Miari

Latifa’s Lablebi (Tunisian Chickpea Soup)

Latifa's Lablebi. (Courtesy of Marco Argüello)

Chiara’s Spaghetti all’Amatriciana

Anastasia’s Psiti Tsipoura kai Chorta (Greek Grilled Sea Bream with Wild Greens)

This segment aired on January 23, 2026.

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