On Dec 3, 2:19*pm, Lynn from Fargo > wrote:
> I was looking for stuff on roasting chestnuts and I found this website
> loaded with Mediterranean Diet recipes. *Some were really neat
> andnsome were mind boggling. I found this recipe for Christmas Turkey
> (silly me! I thought it might be a mole).
> Check out the site and check out the recipe. Why he calls it a diet
> recipe I haven't a clue!

I see that most of the lard is used for basting and is discarded.
Perhaps
the turkey for which this recipe was developed is much, much leaner
than the American factory turkey.

"Diet" refers to a mode of eating, and not to a calorie-reduction
plan.
You can gain weight on the Mediterranean diet if you overeat, just
as on any other (despite the "lose 10 pounds in 5 weeks" eye candy).

Cindy Hamilton