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What To Do With All Your Summer Produce

08.03.18

Is your summer garden producing more green beans than you can keep up with? Were those farmers market tomatoes too gorgeous to pass up? Many of us find ourselves with a surplus of summer produce in these months of abundant fresh fruits and vegetables. Instead of letting them go to waste, try these three recipes […]

Bake these Olive Oil Desserts and Take a Break From Butter

07.18.18

Good extra virgin olive oil is an underrated secret ingredient, especially when it comes to desserts. It adds a nuanced flavor to sweet treats, keeps cakes moist, and adds a luscious crumbly texture to crumbles. Some dessert recipes will call specifically for extra virgin olive oil, but you can also substitute olive oil in recipes […]

Why You Should Be Putting Olive Oil on Ice Cream

07.02.18

Extra virgin olive oil may not be on your list of toppings for an ice cream sundae bar. But, we’re here to convince you to at least give olive oil on ice cream a try! Here are three ways to add the savory complexity of extra virgin olive oil to your sweet treats. Chocolate Ice […]

Where Are the Best Olives Grown?

06.22.18

Olive trees, the olea europa, is one of the oldest trees and most important domesticated crops. First grown over 6,000 years ago in the Mediterranean basin, ancient Greece specifically, it diverged and naturally spread across the globe. Over 2,000 varietals of olives are now grown in regions all over the world! That’s over 850 million olive […]

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