Year: 2017

Natural High Oleic Peanut Butter (or Nut Butter)

Peanut butter is a pantry staple for most folks.  If you have kids, chances are you have an extra jar stashed in the cupboard.  What lots people don’t know is that many types of peanut butter contain loads of dangerous hydrogenated fats, sodium and sugar.  Always a good idea to read the labels. The following…

Olive Us Roasted Cabbage

Try roasting cabbage with our super simple recipe and  make the most of this inexpensive and often underappreciated veggie! Ingredients: 1/2 – 1 cabbage, cut into 1/4  – 1/2  inch thick steaks or slices 2 – 3 Tablespoons Olive Us Tuscan Herb Olive Oil {https://shop.oliveusoils.com/tuscan-herb.html }, or single varietal EVOO, Garlic Olive Oil, Butter Olive…

Lemon Fused Olive Oil Biscotti

These crunchy Biscotti are amazing when made with Olive Us Lemon Fused Olive Oil, slivered almonds, dried cranberries and white chocolate. Ingredients: 2 cups unbleached flour (plus 1 Tbl for handling dough) ¼ tsp salt 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 cup each of slivered almonds, dried cranberries and white chocolate pieces 1/3 cup Olive Us…

Sara’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

Mmmm…buttery chocolate chip cookies made with Olive Us Butter infused olive oil!  Our Butter Olive Oil is non-dairy, all natural (vegan in fact!) and a delicious alternative to butter! Recipe: 2/3 cup Olive Us Butter olive oil 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup honey 2 eggs 2 Tablespoons hot water   Mix well, then combine dry…

Citrus Sugar Cookies

These delectable cookies are like a cross between sugar cookies and shortbread! Using any of our fresh citrus olive oils, such as Orange, Persian Lime, Lemon makes these versatile and oh, so delicious!! Even if you don’t want the citrus twist, just use our all natural Butter Olive Oil (it’s vegan) instead of the citrus…

Spanish Saffron Trenette Paella

Enjoy this flavourful and colourful pasta dish at any season! Easy to adjust ingredients to suite the season and personal tastes too! Serving Size: 2-3 Total Time: 30 minutes, Prep Time: 15 minutes, Cook Time: 15 minutes Ingredients: 1/2 lb. Pappardelle’s Spanish Saffron Trenette (available at Olive Us Oil & Vinegar Tasting Room) 1/4 lb.…

LeMon-Day Caesar

‘One great taste deserves another’, we’d say!!  At Olive Us Oil & Vinegar Tasting Room, we love our creative collaboration time with the fun-loving folks at Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery in Vernon!!  Their spirits are truly amazing!! Ingredients: 2 oz Okanagan Spirits Vodka .5 oz Olive Us Sicilian Lemon White Balsamic 6 oz Caesar Mix…

Key Lime Balsamic Miso Dressing

This versatile, flavour-packed dressing makes everything taste better!  Use in stir fries, over raw or roasted veggies, in salads, over noodles, with seafood or on sandwiches.   Ingredients: 1 heaping Tablespoon white or yellow miso 2 Tablespoons Olive Us Key Lime White Balsamic 1 Tablespoon Olive Us Honey Ginger White Balsamic 3 Tablespoons Olive Us Garlic Olive Oil…

Olio Nuovo Peasant Loaf

Hot out of the oven, imagine the herbaceous perfume of Olio Nuovo, the freshest first crushed olive oil of the season!  This loaf incorporates fresh extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) as well as a drizzle both when going in the oven and after coming out. The recipe below will work in a bread machine, stand…