Lucia October 15th, 2007
Take two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, and call me in the morning. Better yet, read this article and learn why olive oil is good for your heart. Tasty and good for you can’t be applied to many things in life, but it definitely describes olive oil.
Lucia September 12th, 2007
How much should you pay for olive oil? For many people, this is a question that needs answering, and they don’t understand how a simple product can have such a wide range of prices depending on where it’s sold. Read this to learn how gourmet olive oil is different from the stuff in the supermarket and why you should pay up for special olive oils.
Lucia September 6th, 2007
Once you’ve discovered olive oil, you might hear about infused olive oil. Of course, the first thing you want to know is: infused with what? And why infuse it when it’s perfectly good straight? The short answer is flavor. Read the article to learn about the delightful infusions that can be created–all designed to produce incredible taste.
Lucia August 28th, 2007
Ahh! If olive oil is liquid gold, then extra virgin olive oil, called EVOO, is 24 karat bling. Learn all about what makes this grade of olive oil. Find out about the relationship of price to quality. From color to flavor, explore the characteristics of what constitutes a really good extra virgin olive oil.
Lucia August 23rd, 2007
Like a virgin–pressed for the very first time. Oops. Sorry about channeling Madonna. Seriously, there really is a difference in the different grades of olive oil. Read this to understand the difference between marketing language and production terms. Learn about the production process. After this, labels won’t confuse you.
Lucia August 18th, 2007
Perhaps you are convinced about the health benefits of olive oil, but you’re confused by all the different kinds available. What if you want to convert to using it in place of all the other oils you currently used? Read this and learn about standards and characteristics of olive oils as well as what to use for different cooking applications. Surprise! You can even use olive oil in baking a cake.
Hannah August 12th, 2007
Here are two pieces of trivia about Italy. One, they really do say, “Mama mia.” Two, they have so many olive oils you might need a score card to keep them straight. With Italy producing a third of the world’s olive oil, they have a reputation to maintain. Read this and learn something about the different regions and their flavorful olive oils. You’ll also get a bit of grandmotherly advice in the process.
Lucia August 6th, 2007
The whole world loves big, noisy, happy Greek families because of the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Read about the olive oil from this mountainous country. You may find yourself looking for a DVD of the old Anythony Quinn movie to enrich your knowledge of all things Greek.
Lucia August 2nd, 2007
Just in case you think all olive oil comes from Italy, this may surprise you. Spain actually claims to be the olive oil capital of the world. They eat as much of the liquid gold as the Italians do. Read on and find out about Spanish olive oil and table olives for eating.
Lucia July 24th, 2007
Don’t you wish you were as smart as a Jeopardy contestant? Well, study up, and you might get your chance. First thing you do is learn everything you can. Everything? Okay, that is impossible, but you can learn all about “liquid gold” better known as olive oil. Olive oil, the consolation prize brought by conquering armies thousands of years ago to the lands they occupied, was, and is, used for food, medicine, beauty, and religion.
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