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Clementine & Olive Oil Cake from Cafe Fernando

We’re always looking for recipes emphasizing seasonal foods and ingredients. So I knew I’d hit the mother lode when I came across a clementine and olive oil pound cake recipe – one inspired by our dessert guru friend, Alice Medrich. … Continue reading

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Alice Medrich’s Chocolate Ripple Pound Cake w/ Olive Oil

Ever wonder how pound cake got its name? The classic recipe packs in a pound of butter, for starters. That’s four sticks for a recipe that fills the average Bundt pan. Dessert guru Alice Medrich has demonstrated for us you … Continue reading

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Alice Medrich’s Chocolate Almond Torte Baked with Olive Oil

I got to savor a delicious chocolate almond torte made with extra virgin olive oil during our recent Harvest Retreat. Famed chocolatier Alice Medrich developed the cake for us using our extra virgin olive oil. And there’s a bit of … Continue reading

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Alice Medrich’s Olive Oil Biscotti with Walnuts & Pears

One of the highlights of the Harvest Retreat we held last week in northern California was tasting the olive oil biscotti prepared by the award-winning cookbook author Alice Medrich. Alice, who’s a renowned chocolatier, developed the biscotti for us along … Continue reading

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Olive Oil and Sherry Pound Cake with Peaches

A colleague in Colorado tells me the local peaches there are at their seasonal peak – sweet and dripping with juice. They’re so good his 14-year-old daughter has developed a new passion for peaches. She’s devouring them. Farmers in Colorado … Continue reading

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Olive Oil Recipe: Chocolate Arbequina Truffles

Like many people, I’ve got a sweet tooth. I love chocolate. And I’m always intrigued by recipes that combine extra virgin olive oil and chocolate. So I couldn’t resist posting a recipe for chocolate truffles made with our Arbequina extra … Continue reading

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