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You'll see "1 ½ tbsp" instead of "1.4583 tbsp" — real kitchen measurements, not calculator output. Every recipe on the site is built with precise ingredient data, so the numbers stay reliable no matter how much you scale.

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Scale Cascà di Carloforte from 4 servings to 8 and watch the shopping list pull vegetables, legumes, spices, and olive oil into one tidy grocery run.

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Cascà di Carloforte Recipe

Original: serves 4
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Cascà di Carloforte Recipe from 4 to 4 servings.

Base

  • 8 5/6 oz Quick-Cooking Couscous (Regular couscous, not whole wheat. The quick-cooking type works well here.)

Vegetables

  • 1/2 heads Savoy Cabbage (Sliced into thin strips)
  • 3 medium Carrots (Sliced into thin rounds)
  • 1 bunch Wild Fennel (Finocchietto Selvatico) (Tough stalks removed, chopped. Regular fennel fronds can substitute.)
  • 1 medium Onion (Finely chopped)
  • 1 small Small Cauliflower (Cut into small florets)

Legumes

  • 7 oz Chickpeas (Cooked) (Pre-soaked and boiled until tender)
  • 7 oz Fava Beans (Cooked) (Pre-soaked and boiled until tender. Fresh broad beans work well in season.)

Seasonal Vegetable

  • 1 medium Eggplant (Cut into chunks. Zucchini or artichokes can replace the eggplant depending on the season.)

Seasoning

  • 1 clove Garlic
  • 4 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 tsp Salt

Spices

  • 1 tbsp Mixed Spices (A blend of coriander, cumin, and mild pepper. Adjust to taste.)
  • 1 whole Clove (Ground, or use 1 whole clove)
  • 1 tbsp Marjoram (Fresh or dried. Dried oregano is an acceptable substitute.)
  • 1 pinch Cinnamon

Shopping list

Aggregated and grouped for a faster grocery run. Totals are estimates when produce is counted by size.

Produce

  • 3 mediumCarrotsSliced into thin rounds
  • 1 mediumEggplantCut into chunks. Zucchini or artichokes can replace the eggplant depending on the season.
  • 1 cloveGarlic
  • 1 mediumOnionFinely chopped
  • 1/2 headsSavoy CabbageSliced into thin strips
  • 1 smallSmall CauliflowerCut into small florets
  • 1 bunchWild Fennel (Finocchietto Selvatico)Tough stalks removed, chopped. Regular fennel fronds can substitute.

Herbs

  • 1 tbspMarjoramFresh or dried. Dried oregano is an acceptable substitute.

Spices

  • 1 pinchCinnamon
  • 1 wholeCloveGround, or use 1 whole clove
  • 1 tbspMixed SpicesA blend of coriander, cumin, and mild pepper. Adjust to taste.

Pantry

  • 7 ozChickpeas (Cooked)Pre-soaked and boiled until tender
  • 4 tbspExtra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 7 ozFava Beans (Cooked)Pre-soaked and boiled until tender. Fresh broad beans work well in season.
  • 8 5/6 ozQuick-Cooking CouscousRegular couscous, not whole wheat. The quick-cooking type works well here.
  • 1 tspSalt

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Why not just do the math yourself?

You could — but doubling a recipe isn't just multiplying by two and hoping for the best. You want amounts that still make sense in a real kitchen, ingredient groups that still match the steps, and a shopping list where you don't have to hunt through the whole recipe to figure out how many onions you need.

What you can do with it

  • Scale any recipe on the site — halve it for a quiet dinner, double it for a crowd
  • Get amounts in fractions you'd actually measure, not messy decimals
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  • Share the scaled version with a link — whoever opens it sees your exact servings

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does this work with every recipe on the site?

Yes — every recipe published on Mediterranean Joy is already set up with the ingredient data the scaler needs, so you can adjust servings on any of them.

Will I get weird numbers like 1.4583 tablespoons?

Nope. The scaler rounds to familiar kitchen fractions — things like 1 ½ tbsp or ¾ cup — so you're measuring with real spoons, not a calculator.

How does the shopping list work?

It combines duplicate ingredients, adds up the amounts, and sorts everything into sections — produce, protein, dairy, herbs, spices, and pantry — so your list matches the way a store is laid out.

Can I send the scaled recipe to someone?

Yes. Just copy the page URL — it saves your recipe choice and servings, so whoever opens the link sees exactly what you see.

How accurate is the shopping list?

Very accurate for weights and volumes. For things like 'one medium onion', it's still an estimate — onions at the market don't come in standard sizes.

Can I use it for recipes from other sites?

Not right now. It's built specifically for the recipes here, which is what keeps the numbers reliable. Parsing random recipe formats from around the web gets messy fast.