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will fly for oil: California Olive Ranch

will fly for oil: California Olive Ranch


California Olive Ranch has a new fan: me.
A few days ago I flew to Sacramento to check out their digs in northern California. They have 3 ranches; we visited the Artois ranch. You may know my deep affection for green gold—just pressed olive oil—due in large part to living in Italy for a year.
While in Italy, we tasted a lot of olive oil(s) from different… [more]

Is that turmeric in your eye?

If you throw turmeric in your eye, place a few flakes of dried red pepper on your tongue and inhale the hay and citrus notes of coriander, then you will have a moment commensurate with mine from my first day of fall semester. I did take Intro to Baking in Spring, and an online Safety & Sanitation class during summer; but it is fall and finally, here comes the cooking.… [more]