olive
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Wagyu’s flavor is built in, so don’t go heavy or exotic on your seasonings and use just a little bit of olive oil or a neutral cooking oil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Lightly coat the bottom of a skillet with olive oil and set it over medium heat.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Keep foods like dried and canned beans, canned tomatoes, tinned fish, olive oil, and a variety of whole grains on hand so you always have something to cook with.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
Devlet Bahceli, a close Erdogan ally and head of the hardline nationalist MHP whose unexpected olive branch to Ocalan kickstarted the process in October 2024, also hailed the vote.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Now she was moving away to a land she knew little of, except the skillet of olive oil with crumbles of garlic and pine nuts browning on the stove.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
Kreinbrink turned her experience into a wellness retreat business where people travel to Tuscany with her to harvest olives for olive oil, make wine and craft cheese on the farm, alongside local farmers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Serve either spritz—or both, each takes five minutes to make—with olives, an antipasti plate or, if you’d rather order in, a couple of pizzas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
As your friendly neighborhood Italian American, I’m thrilled to see olives getting their time in the spotlight.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
At its core, dirty martini dip combines olives, cheese and olive brine into one highly scoopable spread.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
Back in the kitchen she sets out some olives and some goat cheese coated with ash.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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