Archive for May, 2007

08 May

Andersonville City Olive Oil

The theory goes that when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. Good thing Kathy Rose had a different plan. When faced with a family crisis, Rose lost her parents to heart disease and cancer this former nurse took her passion for Europe and good-for-you food stuff and created City Olive, a cozy shop in [...]

07 May

Alfredo Blue Recipe

Ingredients: 1 (16 ounce) package fettuccini pasta 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 clove garlic, sliced 4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese 2 cups heavy cream 1 tablespoon Provencal Basil In Pesto salt and pepper to taste Directions: Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in [...]

07 May

Fresno state Olive Oil wins Yolo Fair medal

Fresno State Orchards Estate Reserve Olive Oil has won its second consecutive medal and will be showcased at the Beyond Extra Virgin: Italo-Californian Olive Oil Conference on May 22-23 in Davis. The 2006 harvest olive oil produced by students at California State University, Fresno won a bronze medal at the Yolo County Fair competition judged [...]

06 May

Colombian Barley Vegetable Soup

1 Tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive oil 1 1/2 cups Diced yellow onion 2 tsp. Minced garlic 1 qt. Low sodium chicken broth 2 cups Cooked barley 1 cup Corn kernels 1 cup Frozen peas 1 cup Green Pitted Olives (sliced) 1/2 cup Thinly sliced green onion 2 tsp. Ground cumin 1 tsp. Ground achiote Kosher [...]

06 May

Murky Italian olive oil to be pored over

By Malcolm Moore, The secretive world of Italian olive oil will be laid bare after the government insisted that every bottle should show where it comes from. Large olive oil brands, such as Filippo Berio and Bertolli, have long cultivated the image that its oil comes from rustic, rolling groves in the Italian countryside. Instead, [...]

06 May

Plush Dog Olive Toy

Available at target and Sharly loves it

05 May

World health endorses eating olives

Olives are harvested in September but available year round to make a zesty addition to salads, meat and poultry dishes and, of course, pizza. Olives cannot be eaten right off of the tree; they require special processing to reduce their intrinsic bitterness. These processing methods vary with the olive variety, region where they are cultivated [...]

05 May

L’huile d’olive de Provence retrouve ses racines

Par Vincent Noce, Jean-François Margier, oléiculteur à Auriol, près de Marseille, ne décolère pas contre les panneaux publicitaires qui annoncent comme «provençales» des huiles en réalité venues d’Italie ou d’Espagne. Longtemps, il a suffi de conditionner l’huile, en bouteille ou en bidon, en Provence pour se targuer de l’appellation régionale, même si les huiles provenaient [...]

04 May

Baby Artichokes Provencal

Ingredients 18 baby artichokes 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 3 large carrots, peeled and cut into small dice 3 leeks (white part and 3 inches green), well rinsed, dried, and chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 1/2 cup dry white wine 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 4 [...]

03 May

Why the Extra Virgin wins

Olive oil comes in many varieties. Extra-Virgin, Virgin, Pure, Extra-light and just simply Olive Oil, so many varieties which one do you pick? Before picking an oil at the retailers a bit must be know as to how each variation comes to be. Olives are pressed to obtain the oil from them, picture Lucille Ball [...]

02 May

Huile d’olive- Exportations : La grande braderie !

Certains exportateurs vendent à des prix inférieurs de 20 % aux moyennes internationales Les sociétés mixtes tuniso-italiennes continuent à saper les cours et à exploiter le manque de liquidités. Les recommandations de rééchelonnement de la Banque Centrale sont toujours ignorées par les banques. A la fin de la semaine dernière, un lot de quatre mille [...]

02 May

SPICY SAUTEED FISH WITH OLIVES AND CHERRY TOMATOES

ingredients 1/4 cup olive oil 2 pounds tilapia, red snapper, or orange roughy fillets 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley 1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper 4 cups cherry tomatoes, halved 1 cup brine-cured black olives, chopped 6 garlic cloves, minced preparation Heat olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle fish with salt [...]

02 May

Live Healthy include a healthy oil when cooking

Using oils when cooking is part of life, there is not a good way to get around them.  But you can make them a healthy part of your life.  Choosing to use extra virgin olive oil is one way to do this.  By including extra virgin olive oil in your diet, which should also include [...]

02 May

Is seafood better than Olive Oil?

Researchers have found that a diet rich in fish, seafood, and grains is better at preventing heart disease than a diet containing olive oil, nuts, and avocados called monounsaturated fats. Although both types of fats are healthy, people should probably include more of the first than the second in their diet to keep a healthy [...]