Chocolate olive oil zucchini cake

Chocolate olive oil zucchini cake

This really easy, rich, moist but not terribly fattening cake is like chocolate fudge. Good for when everyone has loads of zucchinis getting away from them!
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Watermelon sorbet with olive oil and sea salt

Watermelon sorbet with olive oil and sea salt

When temperatures are soaring, cool down and cleanse your palate with this refreshing sorbet. Olive oil and sea salt add extra tang to a popular summer treat.
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No knead bread with olive oil and chorizo

No knead bread with olive oil and chorizo

This is the perfect lazy baking recipe – there is no need to knead the bread with this clever technique. Recipe by Lyndey Milan from Lyndey Milan’s Baking Secrets This is the perfect lazy baking recipes – as there is...
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Scallops on the shell with Asian-style Vinaigrette

Scallops on the shell with Asian-style Vinaigrette

This delicious recipe is from Lyndey Milan’s Fabulous Food (New Holland). Lyndey notes: The mirin gives the vinaigrette an appealing sweetness. I used an lovely golden olive oil from the McLaren Vale. This is a recipe I made up on the...
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IOC flags big increase in consumption of Australian olive oil

IOC flags big increase in consumption of Australian olive oil

The IOC has released figures for Australian production, consumption, import and export of olive oil from 1990 to 2017. The figures show that the Australian olive industry is growing at a healthy rate. Key figures are: Production has increased by...
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Australian Olive Association AGM – grand mistake or grand masterplan?

Australian Olive Association AGM – grand mistake or grand masterplan?

Eyebrows have been raised about the date of the recent Australian Olive Association AGM that took place in Adelaide. The AOA AGM is traditionally held as part of the National Olive Conference, so why was the 2017 AGM held as...
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Record entries for Fleurieu Food Olive Awards

Record entries for Fleurieu Food Olive Awards

The 2017 Fleurieu Food Olive Awards attracted 104 entries, using olive products grown or made on the Fleurieu Peninsula. Eighty entries were olive oil, 18 entries were table olives and 6 were olive products. Oil entries were almost double previous...
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Olive growers hungry for oil know-how

Olive growers hungry for oil know-how

Olive producers from across Australia are finding a common meeting point through a Farming Together-backed project. The Queensland Olive Council project was a successful recipient of a Farming Together, Farmer Group Project grant and will use the almost $67,0...
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NSW DPI olive oil testing lab rated one of the best in the world

NSW DPI olive oil testing lab rated one of the best in the world

A Wagga testing facility that determines the quality of olive oil has been rated as one of the best in the world. NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) olive oil testing team earned the praise after almost two decades of...
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