MY BATALI SURVIVAL GUIDE: WHICH OLIVES?

CHEFS I FOLLOW:

CHEF NASH
Brunei's finest! I am inspired with this vibrant chef's thoughts that I can't get enough! Refreshing insights on latest techniques and his stories is a fresh of breath air (at least to me). He's my unofficial consultant on chef issues I face with this Batali project
DRIFTLESS APPETITE
Husband and wife tandem which gave me great insights on Southwest Wisconsin cuisine, places to see and best of all great tasting, easy to follow meals. Check out their Paella - -so yummy good! This is where I hang out -- when I am bored with Italian cooking
FRANK FARIELLO
Lawyer by day, chef by night! See his passion for authentic Italian cooking! Home cooked food is always the best (and I agree your honor!). He is my unofficial guru that I lean on whenever I have brain freeze from these Mario recipes
Rouxbe Online Cooking School
Great resource for wishful-thinking chef like me with easy to follow procedures. I am still thinking if I should enroll in their class (maybe later after I finished a project at work).
SWEET FREAK
Traveling is one of my passion and so happy to came across with this gorgeous gem who has the same interest as I do - Sweets and Paris (what's not to like?).
WHAT'S COOKIN ITALIAN STYLE CUISINE
Want real italian cooking from a lovely chef who shares great memories from her childhood? I only visit a handful of websites - -and she's definitely top in my list (I'm her daily food stalker - so to speak )!

08/02/2009

MY BATALI SURVIVAL GUIDE: WHICH OLIVES?

Today is Day 7: How many olives do I need to stock up? From sicilian, kalamata, mediterranean to whatever olive hierarchy Mario used, If I am not careful, I would probably need another refrigerator to hold those bottles. Today, I looked at the price range and this hobby may be "expensivo" (a small bottle of kalamata costs less than $6/ Kroger sells varieties at $8 per lb) if I remain true to the recipe.

Hmmm.. olives is a mainstay in our fridge (we stocked up when World Market near our place closed recently) but I may have to try the cheaper canned version when I have depleted my supply (less than $2 for black olives at Walmart? ..nice)

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