Olives

by BostonBestEats 13 days ago

Has anyone seen Castelvetrano olives for sale in the Boston area? Formaggio Kitchen doesn't mention them on their website. I suppose I could use Cerignola, which they do carry.

I was gifted Patricia Wells' "At Home in Provence" cookbook this Christmas, and in looking through the recipes, I've gathered that I'm going to be needing some good quality black olives. Most of t...

Read a fabulous book where the main character a perfectionist/ minimalist who likes the best of the best describes making a pasta with a sauce of nothing more than some tellicherry peppercorns, fr...

So three cans in a row now bought a month a part have had a thick white oily substance on them. Could easily be olive oil. However I have been eating olives all my life an have never dealt with thi...

When in the mood, I like to put olives in various pasta and other dishes. Where and what olives do you buy, and how do you use them?

Hi all, I recently picked up a jar of Torremar manzanilla olives, a Spanish brand, and they were amazing - exactly like the ones we had in Spain. Haven't seen them at Winners again, but would LOVE ...

Folks - where can I buy these olives in NYC? They are traditional to madrid Thanks

I have very little olive knowledge, and strangely, Google is not helping much for once. My sister once brought back a container of olives for me from Napa Valley, and they were the yummiest things...

Any suggestions on how to use salt dried black olives? I've tried marinating them (after rinsing the salt off) in olive oil and dried spices, and they remained incredibly intense. I also took these...

During a recent party, one of my young helpers drained all the brine off of a large jar of olives, and another of pickles. All of the olives weren't used, nor even put out immediately. How long w...

Does anyone here know where can I buy a jar of the Central Grocery Olive Salad in Los Angeles County? I know I can order it online from Nola Cajun dot com! Has anyone tried this olive salad and wha...

I have an absurd amount of olive salad leftover from something my husband made. I could use suggestions on using it up. I welcome pasta dishes but we are limiting our pasta and bread intake at cu...

by invinotheresverde 9 years ago

Could someone please explain the allure of gin/vodka mixed with olive brine? I love olives, and all things salty, but I just don't understand the boner people have for 'em.

Does anyone know where I could buy some spanish good olives here in Boston? Even suggestions for online stores are ok (but so far the ones I found are crazy expensive)

I tried a recipe that calls for dehydrating then blending black olives, but I found that if there's not enough, my blender won't turn. Making a double or triple batch might work, though. So wher...

Is there an easy to find/order brand of "good" olives that is free of ingredients like Acidity Regulator or Citric Acid? The 'why' is a long discussion. Just interested if anyone knows of any s...

For a potluck tomorrow, I am to bring an appetizer and I would like to use up a jar of sliced green salad olives I have on hand, which my family will never consume. A big package of egg roll wrapp...

Hi - I have a 3 pound jar of these green cocktail olives, without pimentos. What can I do with them? I'd like to make a spread or dip, but need ideas. Thanks so much!