Recipes

February 12, 2024

Chocolate Almond Olive Oil Torte

This is an overhead image of a heart shaped chocolate cake with some diagonal chocolate stripes running left to right and 8 little chunks of almond praline placed upon them.

Here's a fun project if you like to bake. Happy Valentine's Day!

Posted in Baking Baking and Desserts Cake chocolate Dessert EVOO Extra Virgin Olive Oil Ovo-Lacto Vegetarian Recipe Recipes

January 09, 2024

Tweak Your Tofu Technique

A vintage Chinese porcelain bowl, footed in a rounded diamond shape, holds a vegetarian stir-fry with green beans, red bell pepper, mushrooms, and crispy tofu batons in a glossy sauce.

Learn how to transform firm tofu into a sauce-friendly and satisfying meaty-texture with something you already have at home.

Posted in Asian Balsamic Vinegar Climate Action EVOO Extra Virgin Olive Oil Frying Healthy Lunch & Dinner Mains Recipe Shallow fry Technique Vegan Recipe Vegetarian Vegetarian Recipe

December 28, 2023

Olive Oil Gougères with Mornay Duxelles Filling

A delicate round Limoges Platter is filled with 7 Gougères with Mornay Duxelles filling. The bottom of a bottle of Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque is barely seen on the edge of the image.

Crunchy, cheesy, and immensely satisfying! Might warm olive oil gougères with a Mornay Duxelles filling make your short list for New Year's Eve hors d'oeuvres?

Posted in Appetizer Appetizers & Snacks EVOO Extra Virgin Olive Oil Olive Oil Omnivore Pastry

December 22, 2023

Olive Oil Brioche with Candied Fruit

This is variation on brioche and panettone substitutes olive oil for butter. The soft luxurious texture, flavor, and aroma remain intact without the butter, lowering the cholesterol a bit, although we did not stint on including the 3 large eggs!

Posted in Artisan Bread Baking Baking and Desserts Bread Cake Citrus Dessert EVOO Extra Virgin Olive Oil Olive Oil Cake Omnivore orange Prunes Recipe Recipes Southern France Winter Winter recipe

Recipes / EVOO

Chocolate Almond Olive Oil Torte

Tweak Your Tofu Technique

Olive Oil Gougères with Mornay Duxelles Filling

Olive Oil Brioche with Candied Fruit