olive oil

Nut-Free Cilantro Pesto Recipe

June 13, 2011

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Five Ingredient Column By Lindsay Hunt

Cilantro is a polarizing herb. Not beloved like earthy rosemary, which conjures up a nonna in Italy making a roast leg of lamb, or fantasized about like pungent summer lavender Southern France, for some unlucky tasters, cilantro is as unpalatable as soap. If you’re like me, then a handful of verdant leaves swirled into soup or sprinkled on tacos is a blessing.  [click to continue…]

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How to Tell If Olive Oil Has Gone Bad

May 26, 2011

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Olive oil is a mainstay for a variety of different recipes. From using it in pestos to drizzling it on your salad with lemon juice, olive oil is all over the place. [click to continue…]

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Stocking Your Kitchen: A Guide to Oils for Cooking

April 28, 2011

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If you’re ever in the grocery store and daunted by the options for different cooking oils, then you’re not alone. What should you use when cooking? What should you finish a salad with? What goes best drizzled on top of pasta?   [click to continue…]

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5 Ingredients For Flavorful Meals In A Breeze

April 19, 2011

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Although most home cooks consider salt, pepper, flour, and sugar their pantry staples, keeping a few special ingredients on hand helps make uninspired dinners interesting. [click to continue…]

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5 Great Pasta Enhancers

April 14, 2011

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Photographer: Lindsay Hunt

Boil water, add pasta, dress with sauce—an easy Italian dinner, but one that can quickly becomes repetitive and dull. Spice up your pasta life with these five easy enhancers! [click to continue…]

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An Integral And Distinctive Part Of Cooking

March 14, 2011

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Food scientist Harold McGee’s shared some controversial theories about cooking in olive oil. His conclusion was that heating olive oil, a potentially expensive option to other nut, seed, and vegetable oils, is probably not its best use as it can dilute or destroy the flavor. [click to continue…]

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