Posts Tagged ‘olive oil’
Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Two years ago, I had the pleasure of attending a friend’s Thanksgiving celebration at her New York home. It was my first Thanksgiving dinner; the humble tradition of food and family and friends is distinctly American and I loved it! At that first celebration, there was a rather large turkey, creamy mashed potatoes, and a lovely green bean dish with pine nuts sprinkled on top. I brought a bottle of French Bordeaux.
This year, I’m back in Paris for the American holiday, but I already have in mind a dinner for my own family here -we won’t be celebrating Thanksgiving like my American friends, but I love the tradition of sharing a long, savory meal with my closest and dearest, so I’ll be doing it nonetheless. Here’s what’s on my menu:
Starter: oven goat cheese and honey crostini, which features my own stash of Alilli Morocco lavender honey.
Main Course: Duck Confit with oven roasted semi-sliced potatoes, each with a side of black truffles. My duck confit has a secret ingredient that my family can never quite name, but they love nonetheless: Nutmeg! A tiny bit of freshly grated nutmeg gives it “un je ne sais quoi”…
Salad: Red and Gold beet salad, with fennel, and a lovely Alili Olive Oil, with fresh squeezed lime juice and fleur de sel.
Dessert: Ricotta Lemon Cheesecake.
Enjoy your holiday! Oh, and don’t forget the little dishes of ultra healthy argan oil for dipping bread.
Tags: Alili Morocco, argan oil, cheese, cheese cake, cheesecake, fleur de sel, French fleur de sel, French salt, French sea salt, goat cheese, honey, lavender honey, olive oil, sea salt, thanksgiving, thanksgiving menu, Thanksgiving menu idea
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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
The delicious, golden, lightweight oil is extracted, traditionally by the berbers, from the rare Argania Spinosa Tree. The seed grows and is fairly traded only in one geographic location: the dry, arid plains off the coast of Southern Morocco, in a region called Essaouira.
Argan Oil is high in essential fatty acids and vitamin E, making it great for all sorts of skin conditions such as eczema, wrinkles, and dry skin. This exceptional oil is also high in phenols and carotenes. But “food-grade” argan oil is also being purchased by the ladies for cosmetic purposes since it is so rich in fatty acids (oleic). It is said to be nature’s anti aging skin food, beneficial to the skin’s overall structure and elasticity, efficient against UV exposure and in treating psoriasis as well as reducing sebum production (National Center for Biotechnology Information , U.S. National Library of Medicine). As delicious as it is healthful, Argan Oil is perfect sprinkled on salads, couscous, or with grilled fish. Moroccans have used it for bread dipping for decades, and it’s recently become one of the culinary world’s latest ‘cult’ ingredients. The slightly orange color and distinct aroma and delicate flavor makes Argan Oil a delightful replacement for truffle oil or extra virgin olive oil in any recipe.
Try our organic Argan Oil by Alili Morocco. Currently on sale for a limited time only.
 Organic Argan Oil
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
We thought it would be fun to introduce a new honey and olive oil Master by sharing a few interesting facts:
- 1375 picholine olives go into a bottle of Alili Morocco olive oil.
- Olive is ubiquitous in literature. For Roman poet Horace “olives, endive and smooth mallows provide sustenance”.
- Honey dates back to 2100 B.C. at least, mentioned by Babylonians. Honey has been used to make cement, in polishing and varnishing works, for medicinal purposes and as a currency.
This provider of super healthy Moroccan food deserved our attention and got some from Florence Fabricant, the celebrated New York Times Food writer, who gushed about their honeys, noting the floral notes and distinct flavor profile: “earthy,…unusual,… floral”.
After making you travel to Morocco and salivate, it’s time you laid an eye on this gorgeous collection of Mediterranean food here.
Tags: Alili Morocco, gourmet food story, honey, lavender honey, Moroccan cuisine, Moroccan food, Moroccan food recipes, Moroccan foods, Moroccan gourmet, Moroccan olive oil, Moroccan recipes, Morrocan food recipes, olive oil
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