This creamy bechamel sauce eschews the saturated fat of butter for vastly healthier UP Certified Extra Virgin Olive Oil. However, that's not the end of the story. Here I used the inimitable Hojiblanca from Melgarejo Estate in Spain, which brings a spectacular flavor to the otherwise bland canvas that is bechamel...
Arancini Fried in Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Truffled Wild Mushroom Risotto & Arancini in Baby Arugula UP Pesto)
Arancini Fried in Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Truffled Wild Mushroom Risotto & Arancini in Baby Arugula UP Pesto) Author: Leaning Ladder Olive Oil Ingredients Porcini/Shitake Mushroom Stock 5 cups water brought to a simmer 2 cups of a mixture of dried Porcini mushrooms and Shitake mushrooms broken in to pieces...
Empanadas
Empanadas Author: Leaning Ladder Olive Oil Serves: 1 dozen Ingredients Olive Oil Pastry: 1 1/2 cups Whole Wheat Pastry Flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/3 cup UP Extra Virgin Olive Oil 3 to 4 tablespoons water Empanada Filling: 1 pound ground beef or turkey 1 large yellow onion, finely...
Your Baby and Olive Oil
Should You Feed Your Baby Olive Oil? As adults, we have heard about the health benefits of incorporating olive oil as part of a healthy diet. But what about feeding olive oil to babies? Doctors in Italy are recommending incorporating olive oil into solid food and in some cases, expressed breast milk. Olive oil...
Shrimp Estouffee with Baklouti Agrumato Roux
Shrimp Estouffee with Baklouti Agrumato Roux Author: Leaning Ladder Olive Oil Serves: Serves 6-8 Ingredients 1/2 cup Baklouti Agrumato, or any UP extra virgin olive oil of your choice 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 2 cups chopped onions 4 cups chicken, shrimp or vegetable stock 1 green bell pepper, chopped 1 red...
Dark Chocolate and Mandarin Agrumato Olive Oil Madeleines
Absolutely mind blowing. Here's a perfect example of using olive oil not simply because it's amazingly good for the human body, but also because if used in the proper context, it can elevate even the most humble of culinary applications. The bright, citrus notes of the Mandarin Agrumato (fused) Olive Oil play...