Maybe you’re here because you enjoy sitting down for a meal and dipping a piece of crusty bread into extra virgin olive oil (EVOO). Or maybe you want to learn more about how to cook with extra virgin olive oil, particularly fresh, fruity oil made right here in the United States. At California Olive Ranch, we share your enthusiasm. That’s why we’re launching this blog.

Our goal is to create a wide-ranging conversation with you about extra virgin olive oil, a treasured food that dates back thousands of years and is enjoyed around the globe. We hope to swap ideas and tips for using extra virgin olive oil. Some people we know, for example, enjoy cooking pasta and then simply tossing it with extra virgin olive oil and freshly cracked pepper. We also want to share our experience with you about everything from how to shop for extra virgin olive oil to hosting a tasting party.

Over the coming days and weeks, we plan to use this space to explore:

– Tips on buying and storing olive oil.

– Recipes for using extra virgin olive oil to create delicious dishes such as soups, pastas and deserts including chocolate truffles and the cake in the photo made with oil pressed from the Koroneiki olive.

– The different grades of olive oil available today on store shelves.

– Tasting olive oil to discover its diverse range of flavors and aromas.

Along the way, we’ll point out articles that discuss such things as the health benefits of olive oil. And, most importantly, we want to hear from you. Send us your thoughts, tips, recipes, or stories involving extra virgin olive oil. You can do so by posting them at the bottom of the blog.

Please visit us often!

Bon appétit,

Claude S. Weiller

Vice President of Sales & Marketing