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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Med Diet Could Lower Stomach Cancer Risk, Study Suggests
Eating a Mediterranean-style diet could help you lower your risk of stomach cancer by a third, a study from Europe suggests. “The results add to the evidence for the role of the Mediterranean diet in reducing cancer risk and add … Continue reading
Olive Oil Set to Become Key California Crop-Study
Mover over Italy and Spain. Make way for California. California’s olive oil industry has been on a tear the past decade, producing extra virgin olive oil rivaling the EVOO made in Italy, Spain, France, and elsewhere. And it appears our … Continue reading
Posted in Frequently asked Questions
Tagged Arbequina olive, Arbosana olive, best California olive oil, California olive harvest, California olive oil, Koroneiki olive, UC Davis Olive Center
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Grapefruit Vinaigrette for Salad, Chicken, Seafood
Food writer Jessica Strand creates vinaigrettes that tend to be versatile. They’re great with salad and can serve as marinades or sauces for poultry, seafood and other fare. I wrote recently about her cookbook, Salad Dressings (Chronicle Books, 2008). I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes
Tagged chicken marinade recipes, easy vinaigrette recipe, Food writer Jessica Strand, marinade recipes, vinaigrette dressing recipe, vinaigrette recipe
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Chef Allen Susser’s Snapper w/ Orange & Mango Salsa
I’m back from Napa Valley and an amazing conference about healthy dining at the Culinary Institute of America. Chefs demonstrated dishes like farro and mushroom burgers. Avocado cake with figs was served as dessert at a meal. A citrus cucumber … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes
Tagged Chef Allen Susser, Chef Allen's, easy red snapper recipes, fried red snapper recipes, healthy fish recipes, red snapper fillet recipes, red snapper recipes
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Olive Oil Could Help Women’s Bone Mass, Study Suggests
Italian film legend Sophia Loren attributes her natural beauty to “spaghetti and the odd bath in virgin olive oil.” I haven’t tried it myself. But Sophia seems to be on to something about the health benefits of olive oil. Greek … Continue reading
Delicata Squash w/ Arugula, Persimmon, Cranberries & Feta
I’ve been attending a conference this week in Napa Valley at the Culinary Institute of America’s Greystone campus in northern California. The topic: healthy dining. Here’s a dish that fits that bill. The recipe features delicata squash, pictured below. (My … Continue reading
Health Study Suggests Olive Oil Could Help Fight Alzheimer’s
Newly published research adds to evidence suggesting that olive oil could play a role in fighting Alzheimer’s disease. A Spanish study suggests that a diet made up of foods rich in polyphenols such as olive oil, fruits, vegetables, and nuts … Continue reading
Focaccia with Pumpkin Seeds and Thyme
In this country, we have bakeries. In Italy, they have focaccerias. I’m a focaccia fan. The flatbread hails from the Mediterranean coast. Its roots, I learned, date to antiquity. “In ancient Rome panis focacius denoted a flatbread cooked in the … Continue reading
Do Those Blue Tasting Cups Really Hide an Olive Oil’s Color?
A friend thought my pair of olive oil tasting cups would make perfect candleholders. She might just have a point. We recently saw a “Tweet” about the cobalt blue vessels: “Research shows that the blue EVOO tasting glasses don’t even … Continue reading
