Archive for August, 2006

28 Aug

Olive obsession

Fruit can add flavor to vegetarian dishes A proper appreciation of olives begins early and fixates more on the fingers than mouth. Tomato Soup With Red Wine and Kalamata Olives can be served warm or chilled. The recipe is from Ford Rogers’ cookbook “Olives,” which is dedicated to the numerous varieties of olives and their […]

28 Aug

Lentils and Olive Salad Recipe

By Paula Lauri, Who says vegetarian food is boring? This recipe brings together flavors with an exciting outcome. Lentils and Olive Salad Recipe

28 Aug

Celebrating the olive

By C. Jerome Crow, CORNING – Once again the Olive City pulled out all the stops to celebrate its queen crop. Friday, the 17th Annual Olive Festival kicked off with a parade and was then followed by the Corning Does it Bedder bed races. Taking top honors in the men’s category was the team.

27 Aug

Spicy potato tagine with olives

This Moroccan dish is adapted from Paula Wolfert’s book The Slow Mediterranean Kitchen. Peel and thickly slice 900g of yellow-fleshed potatoes and place them in a bowl of cold water. In a heavy saucepan (or well-seasoned tagine) heat 3 tbsp of olive oil and fry a finely chopped onion for 3-4 mins, stirring. Add a […]

27 Aug

This olive importer, as an aside, rolls out the barrels

By Andreae Down, You know what to do when life gives you lemons. But what if it’s barrels of olives instead — and capers and roasted red peppers? More precisely, what do you do with the barrels? If you’re George Gebelein, you go into the rain barrel business. Not that he ever intended it that […]