Archive for 2007

17 Sep

Tasty olive tapenade

By Henrie Geyser, Sometimes it’s an absolute treat to come home from another long painful day at the salt mines, stop on the way for a bottle of wine and a fresh loaf of bread and then put something quick and simple together for dinner. My wife and I lead fairly hectic, often separate, lives […]

17 Sep

Le nec plus ultra de l’oléiculture au Maroc : 10 fermes de 1000 hectares d’oliviers

La première unité des dix fermes plantées en oliviers utilisant les dernières technologies devrait voir le jour ce mois-ci à Beni Mellal. Les 10 fermes de 1000 hectares d’oliviers chacune s’étendent sur les régions de Haouz, Tensift, Tadla et Mekhnès. Avec une première récolte prévue pour 2010, la majorité de la production d’huile d’olive sera […]

16 Sep

Harissa marinated mixed olives

Recipe by Sarah Hobbs, Photography by Ben Dearnley, Preparation Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 5 minutes

15 Sep

Health News Choose virgin olive oil for heart benefits

Cooking with olive oil is much healthier than other cooking oils because of its monounsaturated fat content, which can help lower total cholesterol levels. The August issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource offered tips on choosing an olive oil: In a study, virgin olive oil appears to have the greatest benefits for a healthy heart. […]

14 Sep

Sicilians olive oil maker losing faith in United States

By A. Craig Copetas, Beneath the precious fruit of an olive tree planted in 1776 outside the mountain hamlet of Sambuca di Sicilia, Giovanni Di Bennardo mops summer dust from his brow and explains how he’ll make it to America. “I will only go when I’m a rich man,” said the 29-year-old manager of Di […]