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Many years ago when I still lived at home with my parents, my
mother introduced me to the art of cooking.
I was so exited when I was allowed to help in the kitchen and
watch as food was prepared – mostly for my mother’s many bridge
lunches. My mother also impressed me immensely when my father
brought unexpected guests home for dinner and she could turn out a
great, inviting, festive and flavorful meal from an almost empty
fridge! I realized then that I had a lot to learn and a lot to
live up to.
As with everyone else, these early experiences come in handy later
in life. Traveling extensively during my athletic career, cooking
for family and friends through the years, and the work with my
restaurant in Carefree, Arizona has resulted in the way I cook
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Enjoy the special Mediterranean atmosphere with tasty, simple and
inspiring dishes that make your mouth water.
Learn how to create these dishes in your own kitchen and treat
your family and friends to this experience with you as the Master
Chef!
Using Pia’s Mediterranean-inspired cooking methods gives you an
added bonus: a lean and healthy body. Pia cooks all of her
delicious dishes with only extra virgin olive oil and wine, which
is how all of the food in this cookbook is prepared. You won’t
believe it but there is no butter!
This way of cooking is found in many European countries,
especially in Mediterranean areas, and is now growing in
popularity among active people who love illustrious food and want
to enjoy "the good life" while still staying in excellent shape.
Since you are reading this page, you are probably one of these
people! I wish you a great time with these selected extra virgin
olive oil and wine creations.
I am making this book available to my loyal
customers and friends at a very special price, much lower that at
Amazon or Barnes and Noble. As a thank you gift, you will also
receive a FREE item from my "Pia's European" line of food products
available on this site with your purchase.
About the Author
Pia Balling is originally from Denmark. Many people who have not
had a chance to visit the northern part of Europe think of Denmark
as a country with snow and mountains, while in fact its climate is
similar to Seattle, Washington but without any mountains.
Denmark is the land of a down-to-earth royal family, the Little
Mermaid, and friendly people who like to have a good time and
enjoy delicious food. The capital is wonderful Copenhagen; the
countryside is charming, green, beautiful and hilly. Denmark, a
Scandinavian country consisting of several islands and long
coastlines, has nice, broad fine sand beaches and is also the
motherland of the Vikings.
In her younger years, Pia traveled the tennis circuit just as the
ATP tour, and later the WTA tour, was being established. She was
the Danish national singles tennis champion for 10 straight years
and has seen and experienced all of Europe and most of the world
while representing Denmark on the court.
As a top athlete, Pia developed her own method of eating and
preparing food. She continued to develop her style of cooking with
extra virgin olive oil and wine, and in the last five years has
perfected and shared her creations with her patrons as an
accomplished restaurateur in Carefree, Arizona.
In this book you will find some of the most popular recipes from
her Mediterranean-inspired dishes that she and other athletes have
enjoyed through the years.
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