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Pasta! Pasta! Pasta!

We've added a new pasta with a big variety of companion sauces that are really fantastic! Our new Pasta Mama brand pasta is rolled rather than extruded like most pasta which gives it a different texture than many others. We now have 5 different brands including our own which includes 62 varieties and an additional 19 different gluten free past as. So in addition to being your "Olive Destination" we'd love for you to consider us your "Pasta Destination" as well. We promise not to disappoint.

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Granola with Citrus Olive Oil, Coconut, Cherries & Cashews

Delicious nutritious granola made with our Olive Destination Blood Orange, Lemon, or Persian Lime Olive Oil makes a yummy satisfying snack! Ingredients: 6 cups old fashioned rolled oats 1 cup unsweetened large flake coconut 1 cup dried cherries (or blueberries, dates, raisins, cranberries…etc.) 1/2 cup Olive Destination Blood Orange, Eureka Lemon, or Persian Lime flavored Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1/2 cup honey 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Preparation: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Mix together the first four dry ingredients and spread out in to an even layer over the lined baking...

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Avgelomono Soup with Olive Destination Baklouti Agrumato Oil

Sounds Exotic but its very easy to prepare! Avgelomono is a comforting Greek chicken, lemon, egg, and rice soup (read penicillin). It's one of my absolute favorite soups to enjoy on a chilly winter day. I've taken a very standard interpretation of avgelomono and added a savory, spicy note of freshly made Baklouti Agrumato Olive Oil to the party. After tasting the before and after, it would be easy to argue that the ingredients in this recipe were simply line-dancing until the Baklouti showed up at the party and started break-dancing. The green fruit of the peppers we crushed with...

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS 3/4 cup white sugar 1 Tablespoon Olive Destination Butter Flavored EVOO 3 Tablespoons Olive Destination Butternut Squash Seed Oil 2 eggs ¾ heaping cup canned pumpkin 1/4 cup water 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Grease and flour muffin pan. Mix sugar, oil, eggs. Add pumpkin and water to mixture. In separate bowl mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, spices...

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2014 Class Schedule 1st Qtr

Our class schedule for the first quarter of 2014 will be alternating Tuesdays and Thursdays starting in Mid January. Thursday classes will start Jan 16th and continue Feb 13th and Mar 13th.Tuesday classes will be Jan 28, Feb 25 and Mar 25th. Each class will consist of some basic information explaining exactly what an Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) is and how authentic Balsamic Vinegars are made. There will be a Chef at each class preparing 3 or 4 dishes and explaining how to incorporate EVOO’s and Balsamic Vinegars into your healthy everyday meal preparation. Wine tastings with a local...

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