Recipes

Come fall, our favorite foods start to take on richer, deeper flavors. Here’s a wonderful meal that will make your taste buds just as happy first thing in the morning as it will served up for dinner. Start with walnut pancakes: Stir together 1 cup of flour, 2 tsp. baking powder, ¼ tsp. salt, 1 Tbsp. brown sugar, and a ½ cup chopped walnuts. To that dry mixture, add 1 egg, 1 cup of milk, and 2 Tbsp. Roasted Walnut Oil.  Mix that all up and make pancakes like you normally do. Then for the syrup! Stir together ½ cup...

Herbs de Provence Olive Oil is basically the best herb flavors of Tuscany infused into the region’s best extra virgin olive oil. Rosemary, lavender, savory, thyme, and bay leaf bring the sun-warmed tastes of Italy right to your table. Here’s a simple recipe that combines Herbs de Provence Olive Oil with summer-fresh green beans and the crunch of toasted almonds.Trim and wash your beans and give them a 10-minute steam so they are tender crisp. Saute sliced almonds in Herbs de Provence Olive Oil until they are golden and crunchy. Toss the beans with the oil and almonds and sprinkle...

If you’re a fan of summer grilling, you need to make sure to add fruit and vegetable kabobs to your grilling repertoire. Cut up a pile of whatever fresh fruits and veggies you have in the fridge. Red onion, mushrooms, pineapple, zucchini, yellow squash, all the bell peppers, mango, and cherry tomatoes are all great options. Be sure to soak your bamboo kabobs in water for a bit before putting them on a hot grill. While they are soaking, make a seasoning blend. Try olive oil and dry seasoning rub (like Monterey Chicken). Olive oil, lemon juice, fresh garlic, lemon...

Here’s an easy and delicious dish that makes use of all the ripe tomatoes summer has to offer and cooks up in just minutes. Heat up some good quality extra virgin olive oil in a pan, add some fresh garlic and a quart of grape or cherry tomatoes, then season it with fresh thyme, fresh basil, fresh flat-leaf parsley, salt, and pepper, and let it all saute over low heat until the tomatoes are just starting to lose their shape. Seriously, it’s that easy. These tomatoes are delicious served over pasta with a splash of cream and sprinkled with parmesan....

Pad Thai is one of the great classic Asian noodle dishes of all time. Like many Asian foods, it has quite a lengthy list of ingredients, but oh, it is so worth it! Standard rice noodles are tossed in a wok with a fresh garlic, diced turnip, mushrooms, tofu, and a heavenly blend of Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Lavender Balsamic Vinegar, rice wine, paprika, tamarind juice, and lime. The wonderful mixture of tangy/sweet sauce and comforting noodles is then topped with ground toasted peanuts, bean sprouts, and drizzled with Persian Lime Olive Oil. Are you hungry yet? Can you just...