MIDWEEK MUSINGS find me in back to Bubbe status and intro-ducing my young grand to new foods. This week is carrots and pumpkin.
In addition to the little being a guinea pig, I also made a couple new recipes. One, an olive oil almond cake reminded me that I wanted to share a unique possibility to enjoy Tuscan organic extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) from the olives picked during my stay.
B&B owners were hit hard due to COVID so here's our chance to help one particular cottage industry.
Poggio Etrusco's price list is updated on the website. Note they no longer have the 750ml bottles due to not being able to find a supplier, So... they are only selling ½ litre tins this year.
Here is a lovely description of Poggio Etrusco from their website.
"Poggio Etrusco is Pamela and Johnny’s 15-acre organic olive farm near Montepulciano in the southern Tuscan province of Siena. We completed our organic certification with ICEA in 2005. Our small artisanal production with 800 trees has five varieties of traditional Tuscan olives: moraiolo, leccino, correggiolo, frantoiana, and pendolino.
In October, and sometimes into early November, nets are spread under the trees, olives are quickly and carefully picked and taken to the frantoio (olive mill) within 24-48 hours. The olives are washed, leaves removed, then put into the continuous system that macerates, extracts, and centrifuges the sparkling fresh oil. The result is an oil with extremely low acidity and lots of polyphenols...super fresh and healthy!
The label was designed by Johnny Johns and expresses our desire for a clean, sustainable, peaceful world.
We are very proud of our oil and pleased to offer you the opportunity to try it."
If interested, here's the link to their Order Form.
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