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The International Olive Oil Council posted a great article about the important role that Olive Oil holds during the pregnancy and childhood.
So instead of posting, a summary of the those thought, we took the liberty of re-posting the whole article. We hope our lovable IOC won't mind!
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The cornerstone of Mediterranean diet is olive oil. It is also consumed in daily diets, cooked or uncooked using various techniques. Good uncooked olive oil allows the flavours and aromas of the rest of the ingredients in the dish to shine. Many claim that it takes more skill to cook a dish made with oil than any other high-class...
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These results, published in the journal Mechanisms in Ageing and Development, show that rats fed with this type of fat live longer than others whose diet is based on sunflower oil
Researchers at the Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology at the University of Granada, together with specialists of the Hospital de Jaén,...
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Ingredients
Salad:
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
5 Roma tomatoes, chopped
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 pound calamari, cleaned, sliced into 1/4 to 1/2-inch slices
Dressing:
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
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Ingredients:
1 cup whole almonds
6 tablespoons olive oil
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
4 eggs
4 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons orange extract and 2 tablespoons orange zest
How to prepare:
On a baking sheet, toast the almonds at 350º for 5 minutes.
In a food processor, mix sugar and the...
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