Recipes

Ingredients  1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour 1 cup finely grated zucchini 1 cup finely grated carrot 1/2 cup mild EVOO (I used Arbequina) 1/2 cup molasses   2 large eggs 1 1/2 cups brown sugar 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon cloves 1/4 teaspoon allspice 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup hot water  Glaze 1 cup powdered sugar 1 tablespoon honey ginger white balsamic  Directions Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease a 9-inch-by-5-inch loaf pan with toasted almond oil. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, allspice, and cloves and baking soda in a...

Tuscan Herb Roast Beef For this exceedingly simple yet extremely delicious application, I two "lifter" cuts off the chuck.  Don't worry if you can't find "lifters" though, just use a chuck roast and you're all good.5-6 pound chuck roast12 cloves garlic sliced in half1 teaspoon dried oregano1 teaspoons dried red pepper flakes sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste1/4 cup Tuscan Herb Olive Oil2 cups beef stock or brothPreheat the oven to 425.  Cut 24 slits in to all sides of the roast and insert garlic slivers in to each slit.  Liberally slather the roast with Tuscan Herb Olive Oil and...

If you've never tried mashed potatoes with a high quality EVOO instead of butter- don't miss out! Ingredients: 2 pounds yellow fleshed potatoes, like Yukon Gold or German Butterball, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks8 garlic cloves, peeled Salt¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil - Try with Leccino or Arbequina for best results Instructions: Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add potatoes, garlic and 2 teaspoons salt and cook at a brisk simmer until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.Drain potatoes and garlic, reserving 1 cup of cooking liquid. Mash potatoes and garlic. Beat in olive oil and...

1 dozen hard boiled eggs, cooled, shelled & Halved 3 tablespoons white truffle oil 1 teaspoon fresh squeezed lemon juice 2 large raw egg yolks* 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, such as Manzanillo 1/2 cup grape seed oil or other neutral oil such as safflower or sunflower  1 large garlic clove Sea salt to taste 1 pinch white pepper   1 dozen cooked egg yolks reserved from hard boiled eggs Prepare the hard boiled eggs.   While eggs cool, in food processor or blender, add egg yolks, garlic, and lemon juice. Slowly add truffle oil and olive oil and grape...