The Iberian Table: Healthy Cooking Secrets from the Land of Longevity

Kirkus Star Book 2024; Eric Hoffer Award 2025; Florida Authors/ Publishers Award 2026 CookBook

"The book is handsome, and its recipes are simple and clear. Inserts provide digestible facts about regional foods and health information. The book contains mouth-watering photos of prepared dishes... Spanish history and culture is celebrated throughout."
—Eric Hoffer review, 2025 The Iberian Table

Award-winning Health Author Robin Keuneke introduces Americans to Spain's overlooked Mediterranean cuisine, recognized by researchers as potentially the world's most life-extending diet. Part health guide, cookbook, and culinary/travel memoir—The Iberian Table delivers the perfect blend of cultural immersion, nutritional wisdom, and delicious recipes from Spain, home to more top-50 restaurants than any other country. This book includes: a 8-page, full-color photo insert; seven days of menus; a guide to building a Spanish pantry; a Spanish cheese chart; a librarian-created index (with recipes and ingredients); a bibliography with studies; and more, making this book a well-organized, complete experience.

More than just a cookbook, this immersive exploration combines:


ACTIONABLE DIETARY INSIGHTS providing insight into the Spanish longevity phenomenon, projected to be the longest living population by 2040.
INTERVIEWS with Michelin-starred chefs Carme Ruscalleda and Elena Arzak, with several of their recipes!
100+ AUTHENTIC RECIPES adapted for American home cooks with Easy-to-Find ingredients
Keuneke's health books have led to a Publisher's Weekly Best Book of The Year Award; a coveted Kirkus Star, and recently, an Eric Hoffer Award!

Recipes include:




Minced Leek and Tomato Salad with Manzanilla Olives
Classic Chicken and Vegetable Paella
Lamb Meatballs
Pa Amb Tomáquet (Tomato Garlic and Olive Oil Bread)