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According to HuffPost, "On game day, the average American will, reportedly, ingest at least 2,400 calories during the four to five hour viewing party." That's well above the amount of calories recommended for 24 hours." Some of the numbers are just staggering. 11.2 million pounds of potato chips are eaten in the four-hour period. 8.2 million pounds of tortilla chips are consumed. Is it possible to create a game day menu that will provide delicious, enticing food that will easily replace the cliché items brought to every Superbowl game viewing? Is it possile to have your food look like the ..read more

Using Orange-Infused Olive Oil in Spring Recipes: One of the best ways to bring the sunshine of spring into your recipes is to use Orange-Infused Olive Oil. People sometimes ask us for ways they can use it, so we're going to cover that today, with links to recipes. Time-Saving Trick: Use Infused-Olive Oil instead of Zest: For most of these recipes, the zesting of the orange can be eliminated by simply substituting Orange-Infused Olive Oil for the regular amount of EVOO listed. If a recipe calls for orange juice in addition, still add that amount of orange juice. If a recipe only calls for ..read more

According to HuffPost, ",,,On game day, the average American will, reportedly, ingest at least 2,400 calories during the four to five hour viewing party." That's well above the amount of calories recommended for 24 hours." Some of the numbers are just staggering. 11.2 million pounds of potato chips are eaten in the four-hour period. 8.2 million pounds of tortilla chips are consumed. Is it possible to create a game day menu that will provide delicious, enticing food that will easily replace the cliché items brought to every Superbowl game viewing? Is it possile to have your food look like the ..read more

Last St. Patrick's Day, I reinvented our traditional Irish Soda Bread recipe and made it into biscuits and baked them in a cast iron skillet. Gasps were heard round the world. "Why would you do that?" Why? Because even though things have been done a certain way for thousands of years, we can change it. So, years ago, after a particularly heavy and work-intensive Hanukkah meal, we decided we were going to look for an easier and lighter version of Latkes. We started with a Recipe from Cooking Lite and it has changed over and over as we keep honing the recipe, but we think this may be our best a ..read more

This Blue Cheese Fig Tart has it all, sweetness from the figs, savory from the blue cheese, rosemary, and a hint of pepper from the olive oil, crunch from the pine nuts, and using puff pastry makes it quick and easy, truly, an olive oil recipe that offers it all. Looking for a lighter meal or an incredible appetizer for Thanksgiving? For a meal, pair this with sliced roasted chicken. The melting blue cheese, combined with the incredible sweet flavor of the figs has made this a recipe which will join the rotation every fig season to come. Are you a wine lover? Try pairing this recipe with a dr ..read more

August and September is the season of fresh figs. We've got figs, so we make Fig Balsamic Black Pepper Jam,as well as Strawberry-Fig Jam. People often ask, what can you make with fig jam? Here's one of our delicious recipes for using fig jam, and it will use some leftovers and your extra virgin olive oil. Why make this Fig Balsamic Pulled Pork Pizza? Food waste is a subject that we would all like to change. Using our leftovers counts. Our Fig Balsamic Pulled Pork Pizza uses leftover pulled pork you've made. We published an easy pizza dough recipe that can be made the morning you're going to ma ..read more

Entertaining over the Labor Day Weekend? It doesn't have to be hard. Using extra virgin olive oil is not only a healthy alternative, but olive oil recipes will definitely hold up better in hot weather. We've put together a Labor Day menu of great recipes and links, so you can get those shopping lists made and get your party started. Labor Day BBQ Inspiration thru Olive Oil Recipes We aren't suggesting you prepare all of these items -- especially since my keyword is "simple" -- but if you try one recipe for each course, it will be a breeze. Other simple Mediterranean appetizers include grapes ..read more

Arugula, classified as one of the Superfoods, combines in this recipe with another healthy powerhouse, extra-virgin olive oil, to become a favorite quintessential summer salad. Why make this olive oil recipe? This olive oil recipe contains arugula, our lemon-infused olive oil, as well as our Champagne Mimosa Vinegar. According to WebMD, "Arugula is full of antioxidants -- compounds that can protect against or reverse damage to your cells." The benefits of EVOO are many, including promoting cardiovascular health, it supports healthy memory, brain function, combats pain and inflammation. A compr ..read more

Olive tampenade is a quick, healthy, easy and delicious olive oil recipe. Why make this quick olive oil recipe? Most of us lack time to produce high quality snacks that are also delicious. This olive oil recipe contains three ingredients, olives, garlic and extra virgin olive oil (EVOO). According to Healthline, "Olives are a great source of Vitamin E and antioxidants." Garlic is known to boost the immune system, decrease blood pressure and cholesterol, among other benefits, according to the British Heart Foundation. The benefits of EVOO are many, including promoting cardiovascular health, it ..read more