Comments on: and while we’re on the subject of basil http://chinos.wordpress.com/2007/06/02/and-while-were-on-the-subject-of-basil/ a recipe here, a story there, often followed by long pauses Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:20:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: ahhh….saturday…. « free millie http://chinos.wordpress.com/2007/06/02/and-while-were-on-the-subject-of-basil/#comment-179 ahhh….saturday…. « free millie Sun, 10 Jun 2007 04:03:53 +0000 http://chinos.wordpress.com/2007/06/02/and-while-were-on-the-subject-of-basil/#comment-179 [...] 9th, 2007 because i can post pictures of my food [...] [...] 9th, 2007 because i can post pictures of my food [...]

]]> By: Mama http://chinos.wordpress.com/2007/06/02/and-while-were-on-the-subject-of-basil/#comment-157 Mama Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:40:50 +0000 http://chinos.wordpress.com/2007/06/02/and-while-were-on-the-subject-of-basil/#comment-157 Hey, did you know the Member's Mark extra virgin olive oil, First cold pressing, at Sam's is a product of Italy? It even says in the ingredients: High quality extra virgin olive oil. I think it is even comparable to the cheaper olive oil at Trader Joe's. Hey, did you know the Member’s Mark extra virgin olive oil, First cold pressing, at Sam’s is a product of Italy? It even says in the ingredients: High quality extra virgin olive oil. I think it is even comparable to the cheaper olive oil at Trader Joe’s.

]]> By: alison chino http://chinos.wordpress.com/2007/06/02/and-while-were-on-the-subject-of-basil/#comment-155 alison chino Sun, 03 Jun 2007 04:19:40 +0000 http://chinos.wordpress.com/2007/06/02/and-while-were-on-the-subject-of-basil/#comment-155 of course i buy olive oil (and many other things) by the crate from trader joe's which i wouldn't mention except that i know some folks who are going there very soon. maybe we could put in an order... BUT, if pressed, i will buy olive oil and balsamic vinegar at wild oats (or fresh market...now open in little rock). and in a pinch, i buy carapelli olive oil from the grocery store. when we were in italy, (it goes without saying that all good olive oil does come from italy...ditto for balsamic vinegar) we learned that the <i>best</i> olive oil is not clear green, but cloudy green. i can't remember why...so i have a nicer bottle that is indeed cloudy that i use for dressings (a trader joe's reserve) and then a lower grade that i use for cooking. lower grade is not to be confused with walmart brand olive oil. if i sound snobby, well, ina garten (one of my favorite cooks) says to buy your olive oil at williams-sonoma, so there are levels of cooking snobbery and i think i fall somewhere in the middle. although, the first time i ever went to a whole foods in chicago, i was so enamored with the whole experience that i paid $25 for a small bottle of olive oil because it was from provence and i loved the bottle. it was a ceramic caraffe with a cork, sealed with red wax. actually i still have that bottle. <i>i guess we can just count this as my post on olive oil!</i> of course i buy olive oil (and many other things) by the crate from trader joe’s which i wouldn’t mention except that i know some folks who are going there very soon. maybe we could put in an order…

BUT, if pressed, i will buy olive oil and balsamic vinegar at wild oats (or fresh market…now open in little rock). and in a pinch, i buy carapelli olive oil from the grocery store.

when we were in italy, (it goes without saying that all good olive oil does come from italy…ditto for balsamic vinegar) we learned that the best olive oil is not clear green, but cloudy green. i can’t remember why…so i have a nicer bottle that is indeed cloudy that i use for dressings (a trader joe’s reserve) and then a lower grade that i use for cooking. lower grade is not to be confused with walmart brand olive oil.

if i sound snobby, well, ina garten (one of my favorite cooks) says to buy your olive oil at williams-sonoma, so there are levels of cooking snobbery and i think i fall somewhere in the middle.

although, the first time i ever went to a whole foods in chicago, i was so enamored with the whole experience that i paid $25 for a small bottle of olive oil because it was from provence and i loved the bottle. it was a ceramic caraffe with a cork, sealed with red wax. actually i still have that bottle.

i guess we can just count this as my post on olive oil!

]]> By: dh http://chinos.wordpress.com/2007/06/02/and-while-were-on-the-subject-of-basil/#comment-154 dh Sun, 03 Jun 2007 01:56:41 +0000 http://chinos.wordpress.com/2007/06/02/and-while-were-on-the-subject-of-basil/#comment-154 ok. you keep dropping the "really good olive oil" and "equally good balsamic vinegar" ... what are your top brands and where do you buy them locally? ok. you keep dropping the “really good olive oil” and “equally good balsamic vinegar” … what are your top brands and where do you buy them locally?

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