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Dip Me, Baby, One More Time!

Lucia November 15th, 2007

Come on. Admit it. You know you want carbs. Enough of that high protein, no good food diet. Delicious, hot bread dipped in extra virgin olive oil. Doesn’t that just make your mouth water? Read this and discover that oil-dipped bread isn’t a bad thing–when the oil is a good quality olive oil.

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Garlic Infused Olive Oil - DON’T Try This At Home!

Lucia October 24th, 2007

Major discovery about garlic and olive oil awaits you here. File this one under “what you don’t know can really hurt you.” Botulism. Who knew? This sure explains why homemade sometimes isn’t the best way to go.

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By the Light of the Harvest Moon

Bob October 5th, 2007

Want to try an extreme sport? Forget base jumping. Try olive harvesting. Read this article about how olives are picked, and you may be booking a trip to Italy for your next vacation. From raking the olives from the trees to the noon-day harvest to carting the olives to the crusher, this article explores the entire process.

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Hold the Mayo! Use Olive Oil Instead.

Bob September 25th, 2007

Want to know how to eat healthier while getting more flavor? Check out how swapping mayo for olive oil on your favorite sandwich will do just that!

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Who Made The Salad?

Lucia September 24th, 2007

Are you one of those people who just doesn’t like salad? Guess what? It may not be the veggies and other green stuff in the big bowl that turns you off. It just might be that bottled, chemical-laden dressing poured over beautiful fresh greens. Read this and learn how a good olive oil can change your opinion of salads. A bonus is a recipe for a perfect salad dressing.

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Faking It

Lucia July 31st, 2007

Being sophisticated, you know that olive oil is the new wine, right? Oh, you didn’t know. Well, you read it here first. Olive oil is on the sophistication launch pad, ready to blast off. Already, people are participating in tastings conducted like wine tastings because olive oil and wine have a lot in common. Don’t get caught not knowing what to do if you’re invited to a tasting. Faking it just isn’t cool. Learn how to “taste” properly.t!

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