Last week I held the first of our summer cooking demonstrations and tastings at the Huntingdon Valley shop.  If you haven't heard about them then please visit the Olive Lucy Events page for more information on the remaining two - one at the end of July and one at the end of August. 

When envisioning an olive grove, I - like many of you - immediately think about the beautiful fruit of the olive trees and the flavorful extra virgin olive oil that will soon be arriving from the Northern or Southern hemisphere harvests. However, in 2018, my vision expanded when I was introduced to Stone & Grove.  Until then, I never thought about what the entirety of the tree could provide: from the trunk, the branches, and most importantly, the leaves. 

With the start of grilling season, we want to introduce you to Olive Lucy's new line of Grilling Seasonings and Rubs that are now available at the store and soon to be available online. To kick it off, here is a simple recipe for Barbacoa Steak on the grill. Pronounced “bar-bah-COH-ah”, Barbacoa is a popular spice blend used in Mexico. It commonly involves the slow cooking of various parts of cows, goats, lamb or pork over a smoldering fire. Barbacoa is also known as Mexican BBQ.

Artichokes...most of us have had them in dips, out of jar on salads or walked past them in the grocery store completely intimidated by the look of them. I know, because I'm all of the above. So this past month, I challenged myself to actually make an artichoke. I had one left over from an Olive Oil Tasting 101 class - because I wanted to demonstrate/compare the green flavor of one of our olive oils to the essence of the artichoke - and thought okay, now is my chance to overcome my reluctance to working with this item.

In March of 2019, Randy Garbin, community contributor for the Glenside Local, interviewed Olive Lucy Owner, Rishona Myers in her Jenkintown, PA location to learn more about our Ultra Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oils, Flavored Olive Oils and Balsamic Vinegars.

To read the full article visit https://glensidelocal.com/?s=olive+lucy
Photo Credit: Randy Garbin 2019