olive oil

Years ago, due to my daughter being diagnosed with high cholesterol, her doctor demanded the we only use butter and not margarine. I'd never used butter before, preferring because of cost, margarine. Some years later, I discovered that olive oil was even better than butter. It's been olive oil...

I use both olive oil and vegetable oils when I cook. When browning meat, making oven fried potatoes, ect I use olive oil. If I am deep frying or frying eggs or making biscuits or other baked items that call for using oil, I use vegetable oil. Do any of you notice a diffence in the taste with...

I have always wondered which of these oils is actually good for general everyday cooking. I use olive oil all the time but I have recently visited a friend who uses sunflower oil and to be honest I felt like I could actually taste the oil from the food. It didn't seem like the sunflower oil had...

I'm not sure when, but at some point I gave up cooking with butter in favor of olive oil. Of course there are times when nothing beats actual butter, but I don't find that I miss it. I've been told coconut oil is a great choice for cooking, but I have been reluctant to try it because I don't...

A variation on the Recipe - Melomakarona (Greek Honey Cookies) ... Makes: 24-30 Ingredients For the Biscuits 3 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup olive oil ¼ cup sugar ½ cup brandy (or whiskey) 1 tablespoon orange zest ¼ cup orange juice For the syrup 1 cup honey...

hi all, I'm a new user. I wanted to ask in your opinion what is the right amount of olive oil per day. How much oil use you? Extra virgin? organic? you trust in olive oil after the articles in the NY times? thanks

The reason I ask is that I found a bottle of olive oil in the back of my cupboard today. It is several years out of date, but the bottle is unopened and still sealed. I'm usually very good with rotating oils and they never last that long anyway, so this one has slipped through the net. Will the...

I always thought olive oil was the best oil for you but l wondering if there is something better, does anyone have any suggestions?