Olive Oil and Vinegar for Life: Delicious Recipes for Healthy Caliterranean Living

by Theo Stephan

Overview

Blending the best of healthy West Coast living and New World flavors, The Olive Oil and Vinegar Cookbook is filled with delicious recipes for every occasion—each one created using Theo’s own certified organic olive oils and vinegars from her company, Global Gardens. With an emphasis on family, entertaining, and a sustainable engagement with the natural world, Theo has developed a delicious array of recipes to reawaken the palate while embracing the modern tastes of laid-back California living.

Using the West Coast landscape as her inspiration, Theo offers 250 gorgeously photo-graphed recipes for every meal—including Amorous Avocado Soup, Lemon Veggie Chips, Pomegranate Pork BBQ, Triple Tangerine Dream, and so many more—including desserts using extra virgin olive oil. You’ll also find recipes and commentary from Chef Bradley Ogden, (awarded Best Chef of California by the prestigious James Beard Foundation), and from The Food Network regular and “Healthiest Chef in America,” Bill Wavrin. Learn the value of sea salt and seaweed, the truth about olive oil smoke points and how to use the right pans, plus ideas for healthy Caliterranean living no matter where home is. The Olive Oil and Vinegar Cookbook is an essential cookbook for health-driven foodies.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781510706538
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	06/07/2016
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	248
Sales rank:	996,563
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Theo Stephan founded Global Gardens in 1998 as the brand name for Santa Barbara County’s only complete specialty food & lifestyle company. She planted the first certified organic olive grove in the Santa Ynez region specifically for extra virgin, first cold pressing olive oil in 1997, importing the Koroneiki varietal from her family’s home country of Greece. Over fifty products comprise the Global Gardens brand, including appetizer spreads, sauces, mustards, savory snacks, and over twenty fruit-infused balsamic vinegars made with Theo’s recipes.

Table of Contents

The Ingredients

Olive Oil 1

In the Beginning… 2

What's an Extra Virgin? 11

Nutritional Benefits You Need to Know 13

Flavor Profiles and How to Pair Them with Food 14

You Don't Always Need the Vinegar 17

Vinegar 19

Origins and Interesting Facts 20

The Quest for Balsamic Conquest 21

Beyond Nutrition 22

Creative Culinary Uses and Storage 23

You Don't Always Need the Oil 26

Global Gardens Balsamic Fruit Vinegars Used in This Book, Recipe Page References 26

Caliterranean Balsamic Recipes 27

The Lifestyle

Caliterranean 35

What Does Caliterranean Mean? 36

The Healthy Caliterranean Lifestyle 37

Caliterranean Cooking 41

Global Gardens Featured Products 47

Global Gardens Extra Virgin Olive Oils, Flavor Profiles, Suggested Uses, and Recipe Page References 48

Celebrity Chef Features

Chef Bradley Ogden 55

Chef Paul McCabe 60

Chef Timothy Ralphs 69

Chef Bill Wavrin 74

The Recipes

Breakfast 89

Stuffed French Toast 91

Lemonette & Berry Sexy Pancakes 92

Caliterranean Syrup 92

Say Cheese! Pumpkin Streusel Doughnuts 94

Fig 'n' Egg Omelet 96

Citrus Olive Oil Muffins 99

Farmhouse Olive Oil Scones 100

Beginnings 103

Calitini 105

Primo Popcorn 107

Amorous Avocado Soup 108

Roasted Garlic Soup 111

Big Sur Tuna 112

Cowgirl Blue Caviar 115

Awesome Appetizer Spread 118

Easy Protein Crackers 119

Kalamata Feta Pistachio Rolls 120

Cali Crunchies 123

Stuffed Veggie Flowers 124

Kicky Veggie Melee 126

Strawberry Field Salad 129

Avocado Olive Salad 131

Mushroom Paradise Pâté 132

Spinach Pita Caliterranean 135

Mini Chèvre Poppers 138

Savory Brussels Sprouts 141

Seafood 143

Scallops Ceviche with Red Curry Delight Sauce 145

Szechuan Passion Shrimp 147

Crab 'n' Pasta to Dive For 148

Sea Urchins in Paradise 152

Frying 155

Lemon Garlic Veggies 157

Sacred Shrimp 158

Main Dishes 161

Lemon Chicken Utopia 163

Thai Wonder 164

Pomegranate Baby Back Ribs & Shrooms 166

Seaweed Power Pasta 169

Smoked Mendo Tri-Tip 170

Chicken Pink Salad 172

Petaluma Lamb Stew 174

Citrusy Skirt Steak 177

Stuffed Sweet Peppers & Zucchini 178

Eggplant Caliterraneanna 180

Confetti Stuffed Pork Tenderloin 182

Oven-Roasted Chicken Supreme 185

Gingermania Tofu 186

Composite Dishes 189

Fresh³ 191

Beyond Bruschetta 193

Master Veggies 195

Citrus Relief Salad 196

Death Valley Deviled Eggs 199

Trail Muscle Mix 200

Solar Sauce 202

Campfire S'mores 203

Solar Sauce Snax 204

Desserts 207

Not Your Mother's Baklava 208

Greek Walnut Cake with Pomegranate Agrodolce 210

California Tangerine Dream 213

Perfect Pecan Pie 215

Lemon-Lime & Ginger Ice Cream 216

Smoked Salt Chocolate Tart 219

Mar Vista Crème Brûlée 220

Gluten-Free Almond Spa Cookies 223

Orange Fantasia Cake 224

Smart Tarte Tatin 226

Pet Treats 229

Happy Dog Munchies 231

Cali Kitty Crunchies 233

In Closing 235

Editorial Reviews

Stephen knows how to showcase the literal fruits of her labor.

L.A. Times