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By Erica Marcus, Q: How many different kinds of oil do I need in my kitchen? A: You can get by with as few as two — a good-quality extra virgin olive oil and an inexpensive unflavored oil such as canola or corn. Oil serves three roles in the kitchen. As a texture provider, it [...]

By Slada Batata Bil Zaytoun, Moroccan olives “are among the best in the Mediterranean,” according to Claudia Roden, but any good-quality black olive may be used here. This Moroccan salad is best made in advance so that the ingredients absorb all the flavors. The potatoes are peeled for this reason. Serves 4.

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By Rasheeda Bhagat, Any visitor to Athens, Greece, soon finds out that the olive tree and everything to do with it, be it the leaves, branches, olives or olive oil, is almost a kind of cult here. Considered the food of Greek Olympic gods, in Mediterranean culture the olive oil has been considered sacred for [...]

Just as Artisanal restaurant’s name has a meaning near and dear to my heart, so does Picholine’s. The restaurant takes its moniker from one variety of green olives, which are one of the most emblematic ingredients in all Mediterranean cuisine. Not only do they turn up in dish after dish in that region, but they [...]

From Betty Crocker, 1 (10-ounce) bottle small pimiento-stuffed olives 1 (10-ounce) bottle large pimiento-stuffed olives 6 ounces pitted Kalamata OR ripe olives 1 (1-pound) block Colby cheese 1 (125-count) package round toothpicks 1 cone shape (9 inches tall) green OR white floral foam Rosemary sprigs, if desired

By Barbara Durbin, The answer depends on what you mean by nutritious. Olives and olive oil both contain “good” (monounsaturated) fat, but fat is high in calories, so the more nutritious fat you consume, the more calories you consume also. A half-ounce of olives is considered to be a serving, at least by the federal [...]

by Mohammed Zaatari, SOUTH LEBANON: Now that the harvesting season for olives has begun in earnest, owners of olive mills in South Lebanon have taken to throwing residue from the pressing process into riverbeds and ponds, without regard for the severe damage they are inflicting on the environment. This residue – the juice and excess [...]

From Yogurtland, Black or green, I love olives in every way they are prepared. Here, I am not even considering the canned sliced black things one can buy in the US supermarkets as olives. They are just not olives. A good cure to olives makes all the difference. We have them in breakfast, as whole [...]