It's National Garlic Month

Here at O’Live A Little we LOVE garlic!!! So, in a salute to this most flavorful of ingredients, we are dedicating April to everything Garlic! In fact, the most popular flavor of Olive Oil we carry is garlic, and even though it is wonderful to drizzle on just about anything…. Nothing takes the place of using garlic right from the bulb.Check out olivalittle.com, where we have selected some great recipes. And now we will impart a bit of Garlic 101 to all of you in hopes that you will take away a great tip or 2 and also find a new favorite...

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Greek Paximadia (Barely Rusks)

Makes 16-20 Rusks Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting 2 tbsp dried yeast 2-3 c lukewarm water 6 c barley flour 1 tbsp salt 4 tbsp honey 1/2 c O’Live A Little’s Greek Extra Virgin Olive Oil Method Of Prep Combine all-purpose flour and dried yeast in a bowl. Add enough lukewarm water to make a thick batter. Cover and let rise in a warm place until it doubles in volume. Sift together barley with salt in a large mixing bowl. Push flour/salt mixture up on sides of the bowl to create a well in the middle...

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Fromage Fort- The Most Delicious Cheese Spread!

If you are like us, in your fridge, you probably have leftover bits of various cheeses. You know.. that 2" piece of Brie, the 1/4# of Taleggio, a smidgen of aged cheddar, that leftover little wedge of the new goat cheese you bought over the weekend. Well, never fear, with this recipe, none of your cheese will go to waste. In a quick ten minutes, you can have this most delicious cheese spread whipped up!Ingredients ½ pound of cheese pieces 1 garlic clove 1/4 cup dry white wine 1-2-Tablespoons of your favorite chopped fresh herbs (if desired) Fresh crushed black...

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Fresh Sweet Pea Soup

Made with O’Live A Little’s Black Pepper Extra Virgin Olive Oil This soup can be served hot or cold. If you plan to chill it, make it early so the flavors meld together in the refrigerator. If you cannot find fresh peas, high-quality frozen peas work just fine.  The Black Pepper Olive blends with the refreshing green peas and mint to make a deliciously bright flavor! Ingredients 4 Tablespoons O’Live A Little’s Black Pepper Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2 Cups chopped leeks, white and light green parts only 1 Cup chopped sweet onion 3 Cups Chicken Stock 2 ten-ounce packages...

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Four Ways To Prepare Garlic

Click here for the video recipe! Sliced Slicing garlic is a good way to get “the essence of garlic,” without it being overwhelming. Slice it the long way on a mandoline and store it in olive oil (just for a day) if you are preparing ahead of time. When cooking, sweat them over very low heat “to bring out the perfume in it.” Keep in mind that with this preparation, you typically don’t want the garlic to get browned; When you start to smell the garlic, that’s when to add the other ingredients Burned garlic is acrid and can ruin...

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Finding the Perfect Gift

Tips, tricks, and a brief history of giving – one of the earliest human endeavorsEver wonder where the tradition of gift-giving originated? Many might suspect that it dates back to the first Christmas when the three wise men brought gifts of Frankincense, Gold, and Myrrh as presents for baby Jesus in the manger. In reality, the practice of gifting dates back even further to the earliest days of mankind – before civilization! Apparently, our earliest ancestors hunted, gathered, and gave each other gifts.Scientific evidence shows that cavemen frequently gave gifts to others in their prehistoric society, known as clans. Granted, they...

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