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, […]