My name is Chef Arielle Giusto and I created this Mediterranean Recipe Pack for humanOS. My cooking style is a direct reflection of my upbringing and surroundings. I was born in Paris to a Franco-Tunisian father, raised in the Bay Area and then married an Italian baker, so my cooking is soulfully and authentically Mediterranean. These recipes speak to the zeitgeist of our time - I re-interpreted the traditional diets of Italy, France and North Africa through the lens of California’s farmers markets.

In creating this recipe pack, I aimed to introduce techniques I have learned in over a decade of cooking professionally, yet still make them approachable for in-home cooking. Some recipes are better suited to a weekend when more time can be taken in the kitchen, to truly enjoy the process of creating a beautiful meal - a powerful act on its own right to improve our health and lifestyle.

Everything you eat has an effect on your body. When you give your body good food day in and day out, you can feel the benefits in how you think, look, and feel.

Perhaps more than any other diet, the Mediterranean diet has proven benefits across essentially the entire body. It’s rich in fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, olive oil, lean protein like fish and poultry, and even regular consumption of wine. This food profile also means it’s rich in antioxidants, plant hormetic compounds, and fiber, all of which have powerful health and longevity- promoting effects!

Approaching my diet with culinary flair allows me to make healthy eating vibrant and interesting. I know that if I work within the Mediterranean Diet framework, I am able to celebrate the wonderful aspect of how food enriches life without drawbacks.

Here are a few tips to get the most out of these recipes:

• Access any recipe from your dashboard and in the recipe library. You’re just a click away from your entire cookbook (and let’s be honest, hardcover cookbooks collect dust on the shelf).
• Searchability makes finding recipes easy. Do you have chicken in the fridge? Search for chicken within the recipe library and you'll have several ideas of what you can make tonight.
• Favorite your most ♥ recipes. Doing so will save them on your favorites section making them easy to find the next time you want to dazzle your loved ones with your favorite dish du jour.

And lastly, have fun with it! Have fun shopping for the best ingredients you can find, have fun perfecting your own preparation of these recipes, and of course, have fun serving them to the people you love.

Enjoy!

Chef Arielle Giusto and the humanOS team