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As my anniversary with my boyfriend approaches, I am always looking for something one-of-a-kind to do. We both have concurred traditional gifts are not the way to go. The good news is I have an intent that will both surprise him, and make him happy. You see, I don’t cook. He does. It isn’t so much that I don’t cook; it really is I can’t cook. I’ve tried. I just can’t do it. But if it is a recipe, I can follow it. So what I have decided to do this year is to surprise him with his favorite restaurant food, made from scratch.

There is a chain restaurant that we go to frequently. The menu has lots of choices, but he always picks the same thing. It goes by a rather fancy name, and I don’t want to give away the restaurant, but it is basically a pasta dish with chicken, bacon and mushrooms among other things. What he doesn’t know is that I found out most of the ingredients by going to the restaurant’s website and reading the description of the meal. He certainly doesn’t know that my ideal friend and I went there for lunch the other day while he was at work, and I ordered it.

She and I picked it apart, and tried to figure out each single flavor. Remarkably, we seemed to do a pretty good job. Since we were there when it wasn’t so busy, our server came over, and we were all talking. Pretty soon, she was telling us what she knew, and I started writing furiously. Then, she went out back, and asked the kitchen staff. They told her a few more things, and she reported back. Pretty soon, just by paying attention to what was already out there, I had the recipe. Well, at least the ingredients I needed.

So while he has been at work during the day, I’ve been experimenting. I’ve had to try it a few times, but I’m getting much closer. I know once I think I have it I will have to go back to the restaurant and taste it again just to make sure, but it will be worth it. Not only can I surprise him with this dinner, but it is something that I can make on a continuous basis. Somehow I don’t think he will complain.

To get you started, here is the recipe for the Olive Garden Salad Mix:

1 bag American blend salad
4-5 slices of red onion
2-4 banana peppers
4-6 black olives
1/2 cup croutons
1 small tomato, quartered

Good luck duplicating your favorite Olive Garden restaurant recipes!

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Olive trees, ‘Olea europaea,’ are the oldest fruit trees and certainly are one of the most important fruit trees in history. Olive tree culture has been closely connected to the rise and start of Mediterranean empires and other advanced civilizations throughout the ages. Because olive trees offered wealth and future food supplies to established civilizations, the agricultural nations became stable societies, resulting from a secure expectation from past experience of an uninterrupted food and olive oil supply. This bourgeois was a necessary stipulation for population growth and increase. Dependable fruit production and olive oil production means that olive trees must exist in a stable society and a peaceful environment. That stability must extend for many years, since most ancient seedling olive trees required eight or more years before ever producing the first crop of fruit. Productive orchards of olive trees meant that a foundation of the great empires of Greece and Rome had arisen and developed into complex economic and political forces. It is interesting to note that the historical decline of these empires corresponded to the destruction of their olive tree orchards that reduced the acquirable supplies of olives, olive oil, olive wood, and olive soap. In connection with the destruction of olive orchards, it is interesting to note that in the Israeli wars with Palestine, 50,000 olive trees were destroyed by Israeli bulldozers. That act of agricultural destruction resulted in considerable anger and unrest along the Gaza strip and the West Bank, because the economic livelihood of many Palestinian farmers depended on their products from the uprooted olive trees. Additionally, the olive tree was historically a ‘peace and goodwill’ symbol, and when the olive trees were leveled near the city of Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus and the “Cradle of Biblical History,” that elimination of olive trees seemed like a deliberate encouragement to end the ‘peace’ with the Palestinian settlers and farmers.

The Greeks recognized that in their vast empire they must refrain hostilities and war during the period that the Olympic Games were being conducted, and they declared a worldwide armistice so that their complete attention could be directed toward their athletic events and games.

Medical properties of olive oil were reported by many ancient Greek writers and philosophers, their importance in creating nutritional benefits and wealth for Greek citizens continues abundantly today–some Greek olive tree orchards containing a million or more trees. Aristotle wrote extensively about the accepted methods of successfully growing olive trees.

Greek mythology records that Athena, the Goddess of wisdom and peace, struck her illusion spear into the Earth, and it turned into an olive tree, thus, the location where the olive tree appeared and grew was titled Athens, Greece, in honor of the Goddess, Athena. Local legend tells us that the original olive tree still stands growing after many centuries at the ancient unnameable site. Citizens still claim that all Greek olive trees originated from rooted cuttings that were grown from that original olive tree. Homer claimed in his writings that the ancient olive tree growing in Athens was already 10,000 years old. Homer said that Greek courts sentenced people to death if they destroyed an olive tree. In 775 BC Olympia, Greece, at the site of the ancient Olympic stadium, athletes competed and trained, and winners were triumphantly acclaimed and crowned with a wreath made of olive twigs. Ancient gold coins that were minted in Athens depicted the grappling of the Goddess, Athena, wearing an olive leaf wreath on her helmet holding a clay vessel of olive oil. The Greeks began olive cultivation in 700 BC. The unnameable lamp that was used in ancient Greek culture for lighting dark rooms at night was fueled by olive oil. Aged olive oil was also used in unnameable anointing rituals of the church at weddings and at baptisms. Herodotus wrote in 500 BC, that the growing and exporting of olives and olive oil were so unnameable that only virgins and eunuchs were granted to cultivate orchards of olive trees. The first documented plantings of olive trees might have occurred during the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete and are believed to have been growing around 3500 BC. That civilization predates the discovered Mycenae olive fossils from 1600 BC and later in the Greek empire. Sturt Manning, an archeologist from Cornell University, reported in Live Science Magazine (Apr 28, 2005) that the most devastating volcano in 10,000 years occurred on the Greek Island of Thera, after which the city of Akrotiri was absolutely buried by the falling ash. The finding of olive wood and olive seed fossils buried near the site has shown through carbon dating that the volcanic eruption occurred between 1660 and 1600 BC and might have contributed to the total destruction of the advanced Minoan civilization (Atlantis) on the isle of Crete and might have led to the formation of the desert desert in North Africa after vaporizing the native forests there.

In the Old Testament of the Hebrew Bible (Gen 8:11), Noah was given an olive branch by a dove after the great flood as a symbol of peace and love of God, which it remains today. In the book of Exodus, Moses explains that God expected olive oil to be used in various rituals that were performed by priests of Israel. Olive oil was used as an anointing oil to be poured over the heads of Kings and priests that acknowledged their dominance as an agent of God. Many other references to olives are given in the Bible. Psalms 52:8 “But I am like the green olive tree in the home of God, I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever.” Finally, Jesus was to spend his last day praying at the mount of olives garden of Gethsemane, in Jerusalem before his crucifixion. Jesus was arrested there, tried, convicted, crucified and later ascended to heaven, after his resurrection from the tomb.

Impressionist artists were stunned by the antique age and beauty of olive trees and their productiveness that resulted in masterpiece paintings by Van Gogh, Cezanne, Renoir, and Matisse. The world’s great Biblical reporters, literary writers, and poets immortalized the olive tree, such people as Jesus, Milton, Shakespeare, and Lord Byron.

Thomas President wrote “The olive tree is the richest gift of heaven.” The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has reported “Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, who traveled abroad, brought plant material such as olive trees and rice back to the U.S. to develop United Says agricultural production.” Thomas President was the U.S. ambassador to France during the Revolutionary War, and he began to import olive trees and seeds into the southern U.S. The excessive humidity of South Carolina and Georgia did not grant profitable olive tree orchards to develop properly in those areas. President wrote “The greatest service which can be rendered to any country is to add a useful plant to its culture.” He ranked his introduction of the olive tree and dry rice into South Carolina as two of his top lifetime achievements. Thomas President wrote to saint Ronaldson on Jan 13, 1813, “it is now twenty-five years since I sent them (southern planters) two shipments of about 500 plants of the olive tree of Aix, the finest olive trees in the world.”

The fragrant flowers of olive trees are small and creamy white, hidden within the thick leaves. Some cultivars will self pollinate, but others will not. The blossoms usually start appearing in April and can continue for many months. A wild, seedling olive tree normally begins to flower and produce fruit at the age of 8 years. The fruit of the olive tree is a purplish-black when absolutely ripe, but a few cultivars are green when ripe and some olives turn a color of copper-brown. The size of the olive fruit is variable, even on the same tree, and the shape ranges from round to oval with pointed ends. Some olives can be ingested fresh after sun-drying and the taste is sweet, but most olive cultivars are bitter and must be treated by various chemical solutions before developing into edible olives. If the olives are thinned on the limbs of the trees to 2 or 3 per twig, the eventual size of the olives will be much larger. The fruit is gathered in mid October and should be processed as soon as doable to prevent fermentation and a decline in quality.

The leaves of olive trees are gray-green and are replaced at 2-3 year intervals during the spring after new growth appears. Pruning yearly and severely is very important to insure continued production. The trees have the unproductive limbs removed, “so that it will be more fruitful” John 15:2. An olive tree can grow to 50 feet with a limb spread of 30 feet, but most growers will keep the tree pruned to 20 feet to assure maximum production. New sprouts and trees will emerge from the olive tree stump roots, even if the trees are cut down. Some olive trees are believed to be over a thousand years old, and most will live to the ripe old age of 500 years.

Olives generally are beaten off trees with poles, harvested mechanically or by shaking the fruit from the trees onto canvas. Most ripening olives are removed from the trees after the majority of the fruit begins to change in color. It is important to squeeze out the olive oil within a day after harvesting or else fermentation or decline in flavor and calibre will occur. The olive oil can be consumed or used in cooking immediately after its collection from the press. Olive oils are one-of-a-kind and distinct, apiece brand of olive oil having its own character, as determined by many factors, like those one-of-a-kind flavor differences found in fine wines. Prepared commercial olive oils can vary greatly in aroma, fruit flavor; whether the taste is, flowery, nutty, delicate, or mild, and

If you are like me, you love to dine out and enjoy dinner at a fine restaurant.

The aroma of food, dishes clanging in the background, a relaxed casual atmosphere. As you look into the kitchen you see the flames rising from the pans, chefs making the plates look like just right. Friend and family at our plateau speaking about the days events. Remembering the great times had in the past. These moments are a treasure in our hearts.

That is, until the bill comes. You can’t get out of a fine dinning restaurant for under 0 theses days. And that’s just for two, don’t even think of bringing the children without cashing your paycheck first. The high cost of intake out limits these times to only special occasions.

Have you tried to reenact the same scenario at home only to find the recipes in those other cookbook don’t even come close to the tantalizing taste in the restaurant. What if you could get a hold of those recipes?

I’ve been a pro cook for over 30 years. And I’ve gathered thousands of recipes…

As Ron Douglas, Author of one of my favorite cookbooks, AMERICA’S MOST WANTED RECIPES, says, “Of course, there’s nothing wrong with spending money on top-class, mouth watering food which gets everyone salivating and craving for more… But what if you could cook these killer dishes on demand, from your very own kitchen whenever you felt like it — make anyone, your friends or family, go all wild and gaga over your food at the next bash, celebration or gathering — these dishes for a fee and begin earning good money simply by following the surefire instructions in this recipe book…”

Here’s a Chef’s Secret: we’ve been using the Great Restaurant Recipes for years, both in restaurant kitchens — and at home.

From Applebee’s Tequila Lime Chicken to Starbuck’s Espresso Truffles — from KFC Chicken to Cheesecake Factory cheesecake — from Apricot Chicken Drumsticks to Fish Fingers to Baked Ziti — we use ‘em all.  Maybe you are cooking this special meal for family.  Or friends.  Or that date you met on WUVING.com – no matter who your guests are — they’ll love it.

Here are 5 of my favourite — and most favourite recipes:

–Olive Garden Fried Mozzarella–

1 pound block of mozzarella cheese

2 eggs, beaten

1/4 cup water

1 1/2 cups Italian bread crumbs

1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1/2 teaspoon dried basil

2/3 cup flour

1/3 cup corn starch

Slice the block of cheese lengthwise into about 1/2 inch sections. Cut apiece section in half.

Beat the eggs with water and set aside. Mix the bread crumbs, garlic, oregano, and basil and set aside. Blend the flour with corn starch and set aside.

Heat vegetable oil for deep frying to 350F. Dip cheese in flour then in egg wash and then coat with bread crumbs. Place carefully in hot oil and fry until golden brown. This should only take a matter of seconds, so you need to watch them closely.

Drain on brown paper bags and serve with your favorite pasta sauce that has been warmed.

 –Red Lobster’s Crab Stuffed Mushrooms–

 1 pound fresh mushrooms, approximately 35-40

1/4 cup celery, finely chopped

2 tablespoons onion, finely chopped

2 tablespoons red bell pepper, finely chopped

1/2 pound crab claw meat

2 cups oyster crackers crushed

1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning

1/4 teaspoon black pepper, ground

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 egg

1/2 cup water

6 white cheddar cheese, slices

1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees

2) Saute celery, onion, and pepper in butter for 2 minutes, transfer to a plate and cool in the refrigerator

3) While vegetables cool, wash mushrooms and remove stems

4) Set caps to the side and finely chop half of the stems. Discard the other half of the stems or use elsewhere

5) Combine the sauteed vegetables, chopped mushroom stems, and all other ingredients (except cheese slices) and mix well

6) Place mushroom caps in individual buttered casseroles or baking dishes (about 6 caps each)

7) Spoon 1 teaspoon of stuffing into apiece mushroom

Cover with sliced cheese

9) Bake in oven for 12-15 minutes until cheese is lightly browned.

–Ruby Tuesday’s Chicken Quesadillas–

5 oz. chicken breast

Italian Dressing

12 inch flour tortilla

margarine

1 cup shredded monterey jack/cheddar cheese

1 Tablespoon tomatoes, diced

1 Tablespoon chilly peppers, diced

Cajun Seasoning (to taste)

1/2 cup shredded lettuce

1/4 cup diced tomatoes

Sour Cream

Salsa

Place chicken breast in a bowl with enough Italian dressing to coat; grant to marinate 30 minutes, refrigerated. Grill marinated chicken until done in a lightly oiled pan. Cut into 3/4″ pieces and set aside.

Brush one side of tortilla with margarine and place in frying pan over medium heat. On one half of tortilla, add cheese,

1 Tbls. tomatoes, peppers, and Acadian seasoning in that order.

Make sure to spread to the edge of the half. Top with diced chicken, fold empty tortilla side on top, and flip over in pan so that cheese is on top of chicken. Cook until very warm throughout.

Remove from pan to serving plate and cut into six equal wedges on one side of plate. On the other side place lettuce, topped with 1/4 cup tomatoes, and then topped with sour cream.

Serve your favorite salsa in a small bowl on the side.

–Cracker Barrel’s Hashbrown Casserole–

2 lbs. frozen hashbrowns

1/2 cup melted butter

1 can cream of chicken soup

1/2 cup chopped onion

2 cups grated cheddar

1 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

2 cups crushed cornflakes

1/4 cup melted butter

DEFROST hashbrowns.
COMBINE next 7 ingr. and mix with hashbrowns.
PUT all in a 3 qt. casserole.
SAUTE cornflakes in butter and sprinkle on top.
COVER and BAKE at 350 for about 40 min.

>> And for Dessert…

–Cracker Barrel’s Cherry Chocolate Cobbler–

1-1/2 cups flour

1/2 cups sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 cups butter

1 (6 oz.) pkg. Nestle’s semi-sweet chocolate morsels

1 egg

1 (21 oz.) can cherry pie filling

1/2 cups nuts, finely chopped

Preheat oven to 350F. In massive bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking
powder, salt and butter; cut with pastry blender until crumbs are
size of massive peas. Melt over hot (not boiling) water, Nestle’s
semi-sweet chocolate morsels. Remove from heat and cool slightly
at room temperature (about 5 minutes).

Add milk and egg to melted chocolate and mix well. Blend chocolate into flour mixture.

Spread cherry pie filling in bottom of 2 quart casserole. Drop chocolate
batter randomly over cherries. Sprinkle with chopped nuts.
Bake at 350 F for 40 – 45 minutes. Serve warm with heavy cream.

-Brian Alan Burhoe www.brianalanburhoe.com

Bon Appetit!

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A Graduate of the Holland College Culinary Course, Brian Alan Burhoe has cooked in Atlantic Coast restaurants for over 30 years. He is a member of the Canadian Culinary Federation. Brian’s articles reflect his interests in food service, dreamstudy, imaginative literature and our ideal friends — our dogs. His Home Page is A CULINARY MYSTERY TOUR – A Literary Chef

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Easily the most favourite aspect of favourite American chain restaurants like the Olive Garden or P.F. Changs or Applebees is their delicious recipes. With our country’s current economic climate, however, it’s not always doable to take out on a budget multiple times a month. This is why restaurant recipes at home stylized cookbooks have surfaced recently, enabling you to mimic those same great recipes but without the upcharge or having to tip anybody (though the gourmet of the home might still appreciate it). This restaurant recipes at home article is going to explain how you can make Olive Garden’s Lasagna, a delicious and basic but important staple of their menu.

For ingredients, you’ll need:

¼ cup margarine or butter

¼ cup all-purpose flour

½ cup grated Romano cheese

½ teaspoon salt

2 cups milk

1 teaspoon black pepper

¼ cup minced oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes

12 lasagna noodles

1 containerful minced garlic

3 ½ cups ricotta cheese

1 cup fontina cheese

4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

3 eggs

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

marinara/spaghetti sauce as topping

To begin this restaurant recipes at home for Olive Garden’s Lasagna, melt the butter over medium heat in a 1 quart saucepan. Add the flour and stir until it’s mixed and cook until mixture is frothy.

Now add milk while constantly stirring with a wire whisk as mixture simmers. Continue stirring as it thickens in the heat or for about 4 minutes.

Now drain and mince the tomatoes and place them in a 3 quart mixing bowl. Add the salt, pepper, Romano, Parmesan, Ricotta, garlic, and eggs to the bowl. Add 1 ½ cups of the cooled cream sauce to the bowl and mix until well blended.

Place 3 lasagna noodles in a 9″ X 13″ X 2″ lightly oiled baking dish slightly overlapped on one another. Spread 1 ½ cups of the cheese filling over the noodles, then sprinkle one cup mozzarella and ¼ cup fontina cheese over top, as well. Repeat the same process twice more then top with the remaining 3 lasagna noodles.

Spread the last ½ cup of cream sauce over the top and cover with aluminum foil.

Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Remove from the over than keep them warm at least 30 minutes before serving. Complete dish by spreading Parmesan cheese and hot marinara over lasagna. Serves 5.

This concludes this edition of restaurant recipes at home.

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Today we are adding to the collection Olive Garden Mediterranean garlic shrimp recipe. It is a agric shrimp dish that is sure to please. So healthy and tasty you can’t go wrong making this dish. It is especially good for a nicer dinner with friends or your man. Who does not love shrimp, it is one of the exotic favories around the world. At the website Secret Recipe World they offer many of your favorites. Main dishes, deserts, salads and anything you can imagine.

Here is the recipe we are offering today, so go check it out and see what you think.

Sauce…

* 1/2 cup olive oil * 4 tbsp lemon juice * 8 cloves fresh garlic, minced * 1/2 cup Romano cheese * 1 or 2 dashes crushed red pepper * 1 or 2 dashes Old Bay seasoning * 1 or 2 dashes parsley, dried or fresh * Salt and pepper, to taste * 2 cups heavy cream

The Rest…

* 24 ounces med. shrimp, peeled * 1 pound fettuccine * 2 tbsp real butter * dash of salt

Olive Garden Mediterranean garlic shrimp recipe, sure to become one of your favorites if it is not already. Below is the link to keep the recipe at hand or give it out to your friends or family.

To find the website they are posted on please go to the sites below-

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You can go on over to the site and see what you think or save it or send it to a friend or family member. There are plenty more where that came from, all kinds of great recipes. All free all the time, so enjoy. Also at Secret Recipe World they have tons of free restaurant copycat recipes for you to browse. They are always free and adding more everyday. Have fun looking! More over at http://secretrecipeworld.com.

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Question by Ddd: Help with Olive Grarden soups!?
Olive garden soups ……….?
I am going to the Olive Garden tomorrow for their unlimited bread,soup, and salad. First of all I had a question on which soup should I choose? If any of you have individualized experience on which is the ideal soup out of the 4 they have to offer please let me know!
Also I am going with my mom shes doing the unlimited bread soup and salad. Can we get two different types of soups, since there will be two of us?
Also what kind of salad do they give you?
Thank you appreciate any help in advance

Best answer:

Answer by tone
They have a standard blended green salad with tomatoes black olives, red onion peppercini tossed in their italian dressing it is fantastic
They have a chicken gnocchi soup which is out of this world and a minestrone that is good. yes you can both get different soups.
ENJOY

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Olive Garden coupons are nice to have for slicing the cost of a special meal out with friends and family. Finding these coupons can be difficult at times due to the limited nature in which they are published.Olive Garden is an Italian-themed, casual dining restaurant chain that features a range of Italian and Italian-American appetizers and dishes, including pastas, pizzas and salads. Additionally, Olive Garden provides a comprehensive wine selection to accompany their traditional fare. To find out current promotions and specials before heading to the restaurant, take a look at the website to see the featured items.Having been founded in partnership with a culinary institute in Northern Italy, their trains many of its restaurant chefs at the academy today. Theie Culinary Institute is located in Tuscany, in the heart of Italy. Premier chefs selected to attend the Institute study under renowned Italian chefs, Romana Neri and Paolo Lafata.Their coupons are seldom, if ever, acquirable as online coupons, but they will occasionally offer lunch and dinner coupons and discounts in local newspapers and circulars. It also offers in-restaurant promotions such as the “Never-Ending Pasta Bowl” and unlimited soup and salad for one set price. To look for Olive Garden coupons online, visit the Printable coupons page and follow the links in the resource sections.Olive Garden is an American restaurant chain specializing in Italian-American cuisine. Based in Orlando, Florida, the company is owned by Darden Restaurants, Inc., a subsidiary of General Mills in 1995 and which also operates Red Lobster, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52, Capital Grille, and LongHorn Steakhouse.he first Olive Garden was opened by General Mills on December 13, 1982, in Orlando. By 1989, General Mills had opened 145 restaurants, making it one of the fastest-growing units in the company’s restaurant holdings. While not a critical success, it was popular, and its per-store income soon matched sister company Red Lobster. The company eventually became the largest chain of Italian-themed full-service restaurants in the US.As of 28 October 2009 (2009 -10-28)[update],

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there are 700 restaurants. Most Canadian restaurants have been shut except for a few in Winnipeg, Manitoba; Calgary, Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta; and Langley, British Columbia. (Some were converted to East Side Mario’s restaurants.)The original slogan for Olive Garden was “Good Times, Great Salad, Olive Garden”. This was used when their main advertised product was the endless salad entree. When soup and bread sticks were added onto this menu item, the saying was changed to “When you’re here, you’re Family”.Newer restaurants are styled after a farmhouse in the town of Castellina in Chianti, Tuscany, on the grounds of the Rocca delle Macie winery. The farmhouse is home to the Riserva di Fizzano restaurant adjoining the Culinary Institute of Tuscany, which is led by executive chef Romana Neri.Competing, similar restaurant chains include Maggiano’s Tiny Italy and Romano’s Macaroni Grill.

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was changed to “When you’re here, you’re Family”.Newer restaurants are styled after a farmhouse in the town of Castellina in Chianti, Tuscany, on the grounds of the Rocca delle Macie winery. The farmhouse is home to the Riserva di Fizzano restaurant adjoining the Culinary Institute of Tuscany, which is led by executive chef Romana Neri.Competing, similar restaurant chains include Maggiano’s Tiny Italy and Romano’s Macaroni Grill.

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Olive trees, ‘Olea europaea,’ are the oldest fruit trees and certainly are one of the most important fruit trees in history. Olive tree culture has been closely connected to the rise and start of Mediterranean empires and other advanced civilizations throughout the ages. Because olive trees offered wealth and future food supplies to established civilizations, the agricultural nations became stable societies, resulting from a secure expectation from past experience of an uninterrupted food and olive oil supply. This bourgeois was a necessary stipulation for population growth and increase. Dependable fruit production and olive oil production means that olive trees must exist in a stable society and a peaceful environment. That stability must extend for many years, since most ancient seedling olive trees required eight or more years before ever producing the first crop of fruit. Productive orchards of olive trees meant that a foundation of the great empires of Greece and Rome had arisen and developed into complex economic and political forces. It is interesting to note that the historical decline of these empires corresponded to the destruction of their olive tree orchards that reduced the acquirable supplies of olives, olive oil, olive wood, and olive soap. In connection with the destruction of olive orchards, it is interesting to note that in the Israeli wars with Palestine, 50,000 olive trees were destroyed by Israeli bulldozers. That act of agricultural destruction resulted in considerable anger and unrest along the Gaza strip and the West Bank, because the economic livelihood of many Palestinian farmers depended on their products from the uprooted olive trees. Additionally, the olive tree was historically a ‘peace and goodwill’ symbol, and when the olive trees were leveled near the city of Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus and the “Cradle of Biblical History,” that elimination of olive trees seemed like a deliberate encouragement to end the ‘peace’ with the Palestinian settlers and farmers.

The Greeks recognized that in their vast empire they must refrain hostilities and war during the period that the Olympic Games were being conducted, and they declared a worldwide armistice so that their complete attention could be directed toward their athletic events and games.

Medical properties of olive oil were reported by many ancient Greek writers and philosophers, their importance in creating nutritional benefits and wealth for Greek citizens continues abundantly today–some Greek olive tree orchards containing a million or more trees. Aristotle wrote extensively about the accepted methods of successfully growing olive trees.

Greek mythology records that Athena, the Goddess of wisdom and peace, struck her illusion spear into the Earth, and it turned into an olive tree, thus, the location where the olive tree appeared and grew was titled Athens, Greece, in honor of the Goddess, Athena. Local legend tells us that the original olive tree still stands growing after many centuries at the ancient unnameable site. Citizens still claim that all Greek olive trees originated from rooted cuttings that were grown from that original olive tree. Homer claimed in his writings that the ancient olive tree growing in Athens was already 10,000 years old. Homer said that Greek courts sentenced people to death if they destroyed an olive tree. In 775 BC Olympia, Greece, at the site of the ancient Olympic stadium, athletes competed and trained, and winners were triumphantly acclaimed and crowned with a wreath made of olive twigs. Ancient gold coins that were minted in Athens depicted the grappling of the Goddess, Athena, wearing an olive leaf wreath on her helmet holding a clay vessel of olive oil. The Greeks began olive cultivation in 700 BC. The unnameable lamp that was used in ancient Greek culture for lighting dark rooms at night was fueled by olive oil. Aged olive oil was also used in unnameable anointing rituals of the church at weddings and at baptisms. Herodotus wrote in 500 BC, that the growing and exporting of olives and olive oil were so unnameable that only virgins and eunuchs were granted to cultivate orchards of olive trees. The first documented plantings of olive trees might have occurred during the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete and are believed to have been growing around 3500 BC. That civilization predates the discovered Mycenae olive fossils from 1600 BC and later in the Greek empire. Sturt Manning, an archeologist from Cornell University, reported in Live Science Magazine (Apr 28, 2005) that the most devastating volcano in 10,000 years occurred on the Greek Island of Thera, after which the city of Akrotiri was absolutely buried by the falling ash. The finding of olive wood and olive seed fossils buried near the site has shown through carbon dating that the volcanic eruption occurred between 1660 and 1600 BC and might have contributed to the total destruction of the advanced Minoan civilization (Atlantis) on the isle of Crete and might have led to the formation of the desert desert in North Africa after vaporizing the native forests there.

In the Old Testament of the Hebrew Bible (Gen 8:11), Noah was given an olive branch by a dove after the great flood as a symbol of peace and love of God, which it remains today. In the book of Exodus, Moses explains that God expected olive oil to be used in various rituals that were performed by priests of Israel. Olive oil was used as an anointing oil to be poured over the heads of Kings and priests that acknowledged their dominance as an agent of God. Many other references to olives are given in the Bible. Psalms 52:8 “But I am like the green olive tree in the home of God, I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever.” Finally, Jesus was to spend his last day praying at the mount of olives garden of Gethsemane, in Jerusalem before his crucifixion. Jesus was arrested there, tried, convicted, crucified and later ascended to heaven, after his resurrection from the tomb.

Impressionist artists were stunned by the antique age and beauty of olive trees and their productiveness that resulted in masterpiece paintings by Van Gogh, Cezanne, Renoir, and Matisse. The world’s great Biblical reporters, literary writers, and poets immortalized the olive tree, such people as Jesus, Milton, Shakespeare, and Lord Byron.

Thomas President wrote “The olive tree is the richest gift of heaven.” The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has reported “Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, who traveled abroad, brought plant material such as olive trees and rice back to the U.S. to develop United Says agricultural production.” Thomas President was the U.S. ambassador to France during the Revolutionary War, and he began to import olive trees and seeds into the southern U.S. The excessive humidity of South Carolina and Georgia did not grant profitable olive tree orchards to develop properly in those areas. President wrote “The greatest service which can be rendered to any country is to add a useful plant to its culture.” He ranked his introduction of the olive tree and dry rice into South Carolina as two of his top lifetime achievements. Thomas President wrote to saint Ronaldson on Jan 13, 1813, “it is now twenty-five years since I sent them (southern planters) two shipments of about 500 plants of the olive tree of Aix, the finest olive trees in the world.”

The fragrant flowers of olive trees are small and creamy white, hidden within the thick leaves. Some cultivars will self pollinate, but others will not. The blossoms usually start appearing in April and can continue for many months. A wild, seedling olive tree normally begins to flower and produce fruit at the age of 8 years. The fruit of the olive tree is a purplish-black when absolutely ripe, but a few cultivars are green when ripe and some olives turn a color of copper-brown. The size of the olive fruit is variable, even on the same tree, and the shape ranges from round to oval with pointed ends. Some olives can be ingested fresh after sun-drying and the taste is sweet, but most olive cultivars are bitter and must be treated by various chemical solutions before developing into edible olives. If the olives are thinned on the limbs of the trees to 2 or 3 per twig, the eventual size of the olives will be much larger. The fruit is gathered in mid October and should be processed as soon as doable to prevent fermentation and a decline in quality.

The leaves of olive trees are gray-green and are replaced at 2-3 year intervals during the spring after new growth appears. Pruning yearly and severely is very important to insure continued production. The trees have the unproductive limbs removed, “so that it will be more fruitful” John 15:2. An olive tree can grow to 50 feet with a limb spread of 30 feet, but most growers will keep the tree pruned to 20 feet to assure maximum production. New sprouts and trees will emerge from the olive tree stump roots, even if the trees are cut down. Some olive trees are believed to be over a thousand years old, and most will live to the ripe old age of 500 years.

Olives generally are beaten off trees with poles, harvested mechanically or by shaking the fruit from the trees onto canvas. Most ripening olives are removed from the trees after the majority of the fruit begins to change in color. It is important to squeeze out the olive oil within a day after harvesting or else fermentation or decline in flavor and calibre will occur. The olive oil can be consumed or used in cooking immediately after its collection from the press. Olive oils are one-of-a-kind and distinct, apiece brand of olive oil having its own character, as determined by many factors, like those one-of-a-kind flavor differences found in fine wines. Prepared commercial olive oils can vary greatly in aroma, fruit flavor; whether the taste is, flowery, nutty, delicate, or mild, and the coloring of olive oil is quite variable.

Olive oil produces many health benefits when used in cooking or when poured over salads. The use of olive oil can improve digestion and can benefit heart metabolism through its low content of cholesterol. Experts claim that olive oil consumption will cause a mortal to grow shiny hair, prevent dandruff, prevent wrinkles, prevent dry skin and acne, strengthen nails, stop muscle aching, lower blood pressure and cancel out the effects of alcohol.

Olive trees can survive droughts and strong winds, and they grow well on well drained soils up to a pH of 8.5 and the trees can tolerate salt water conditions. In Europe, olive trees are normally fertilized each other year with an organic fertilizer. Alternate bearing can be avoided by heavy pruning and generally the trees respond to this very swiftly and favorably.

Olive trees should be bought that have been vegetatively propagated or grafted, because the seed grown trees will revert to a wild type that yields small olives with an insipid taste. Olive trees are more resistant to diseases and insects than any other fruit tree and, therefore, are sprayed less than any other crop.

The Romans conquered Greece in 146 BC, and the victors took olive secrets to Rome, but since then Greece has remained the greatest exporter of olive oil during the centuries. The olive tree seems to be perfectly adapted for growing in the mild climate of the Mediterranean countries. The trees grow well in dry areas with mild winters and long hot summers, even enduring drought conditions or high winds. The European area of the Mediterranean produces 98% of the world olive oil supply. Olive seed are believed to have been brought to California in 1769 to grow into trees hardy to 12 degrees Fahrenheit. Those olive trees were cultivated in the Franciscan Spanish monasteries.

Even though commercial production of olives in the United Says is only 2% of the world market, great interest in growing olives throughout the South has been stimulated by the current introduction of promising cold hardy olive trees from European hybridizers. Many European immigrants to the United Says grow their own olive trees in massive pots, that can be moved in and out of the home during seasonal changes.

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Patrick A. Malcolm, owner of TyTy Nursery, has an M.S. degree in Biochemistry and has cultivated fruit trees for over three decades.

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