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Yes You Can Deep Fry with Extra Virgin Olive Oil – Try French Fries or Churros!
Deep frying with extra virgin olive oil is a hot topic. We know because we hear the myth that it can’t be done. Mediterranean cooks, however, have been deep frying foods in extra virgin olive oil for a long time. … Continue reading →
Tips on How to Avoid Burning Extra Virgin Olive Oil While Frying
We’ve set off the kitchen smoke alarm many times. It might be homemade pizza in the oven, French toast in the frying pan, etc. Which raises a topic worth revisiting: When frying with extra virgin olive oil, how do you … Continue reading →
A Chef & A Nutritionist Talk Up Mediterranean Diet, Olive Oil
A chef and a nutritionist teamed to talk up the benefits of the Mediterranean diet, which is rich in vegetables, grains and seafood. The food, they noted, tastes good and is good for your health. Olive oil was a key … Continue reading →
Olive Oil Health Primer: the Skinny on Trans Fats
We recently watched the epic film “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.” The 1966 Italian spaghetti western brought to mind a blog I wrote a couple of months back about fat. It looked at “good” unsaturated fats found in … Continue reading →
Michael Chiarello’s Braised Leek and Potato Salad
Star chef Michael Chiarello kicks your typical potato salad up a couple of notches with this dish. This sophisticated take on potato salad combines braised leeks and sliced boiled potatoes. The potato slices are drizzled with a vinaigrette and then … Continue reading →
Olive Oil Health Primer: the Science Behind Cooking w/ EVOO
Liz Tagami, a friend who’s a specialty food and wine professional, recently alerted us to some misinformation about extra virgin olive oil published on a newspaper Web site. The article erroneously nixed the use of cooking with EVOO, calling it … Continue reading →
How to Avoid Burning Extra Virgin Olive Oil When Cooking
Ever set off a smoke alarm when cooking? Plenty of us are guilty. Maybe it was popcorn in the microwave, pizza in the oven, or French toast in the frying pan. When you cook with extra virgin olive oil, you … Continue reading →
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Sautéing, Frying, Deep Frying & Roasting with EVOO – Part II
We frequently field questions about sautéing, frying and roasting food in extra virgin olive oil. People want to know whether you can use EVOO for such uses. It’s a hot topic, so to speak. And the bottom line is: Yes, … Continue reading →
Deep Frying with Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Yes You Can!
Extra virgin olive oil usually isn’t the first think that comes to mind when I think of French fries. But cookbook author Fran Gage recently changed my view. “You can deep fry with extra virgin olive oil,” Gage told us. … Continue reading →
