Archive for May, 2006

24 May

Exquises olives!

Qu’on les aime pour cuisiner ou pour grignoter à l’apéro, les olives gagnent de plus en plus en popularité. À preuve, toutes ces variétés dans nos épiceries.

24 May

Time For An Oil Change

Ever think of olives as a fruit? Not sweet, but rich in healthful fats, olives are more than a savory ingredient and finger food.Why so healthful?

24 May

Burgeoning olive industry in Victoria

When Ken and Joan Dugan decided to plant one of country Victoria’s first olive groves eight years ago, they hoped to produce one of Australia’s finest extra virgin olive oils. Now, their oil is sold in most Australian supermarkets, in major supermarkets in the United Kingdom, in Asia and the United States and has won […]

24 May

Pickle me Green

Above all things pickled, the olive BY Amy Atkins Green: the color of re-birth, freedom, celebration and … pickled items. Pickling is done when a raw food is put in an acid (vinegar) or a citrus juice or soaked in brine solution. Years ago, pickling was used to keep foods from spoiling during long sea […]

24 May

Passionate about olives

By Louise Bettison LEARNING to distinguish between table and oil olive trees should be compulsory for anyone wanting to establish an olive farm, according to grower Donald Mackenzie.