February is Heart Health Month

Olive oil is an important food to have in your diet if you are trying to improve your heart health. Olive oil is a monounsaturated fat, which is a heart healthy fat. Olive oil lowers blood pressure, raises good cholesterol levels and lowers bad cholesterol. It has also be found to decrease plaque deposits in arteries in studies.

February is Heart Health month so this is the perfect time to stop into The Spicy Olive and add our healthy and delicious olive oils to your diet. Your heart will thank you!

The Spicy Olive’s Dark Chocolate Martini

A chocolate lover’s favorite cocktail! A great drink for holidays, especially Valentine’s Day!

The Spicy Olive's Dark Chocolate Martini

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 1 cocktail
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 ounces Vodka your favorite brand
  • 1 Tablespoon The Spicy Olive's Dark Chocolate balsamic vinegar
  • crushed ice
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar can mix sugar with Cocoa powder or use flavored sugar like vanilla, coconut or lavender

Method
 

  1. Rim martini glass with sugar.
  2. Place ice in a martini shaker.
  3. Add vodka and Dark Chocolate balsamic vinegar.
  4. Shake martini mixture and our into prepared martini glass. Cheers!
  5. Variations: Can add 2 tablespoons of Cream to this drink to have a creamy martini. Can also add a chocolate liquor, such as Ghirardelli Chocolate Liquor, to make a sweeter cocktail.

The Spicy Olive’s Blood Orange Chocolate Fondue

The Spicy Olive's Blood Orange Chocolate Fondue

This recipe is perfect for Valentine's Day or anytime you want a special, chocolate treat!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound chocolate chips or bars Dark
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 TBSP The Spicy Olive's Blood Orange olive oil
  • 1 TBSP orange zest
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch kosher salt
  • 2 TBSP The Spicy Olive balsamic vinegar Cara Cara Orange Vanilla, Traditional, Black Cherry or Raspberry
  • Cookies, Pound Cake, Strawberries for dipping

Method
 

  1. . Directions: Special equipment: 6-quart slow cooker Heat a 6-quart slow cooker with insert on high until hot. Combine the chocolate, cream, milk, vanilla and salt and olive oil in the hot insert. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes, then whisk the ingredients together and set on low. Whisk in the balsamic just before serving. Serve with cookies, cut up fruit, marshmallows or pound cake.

The Spicy Olive introduces Olive Leaf Teas!

Olive leaf teas have been enjoyed and used to boost health in the Mediterranean region for centuries. Olive leaves have the same anti oxidant and anti inflammatory properties that olive oils contain. Stone and Grove Teas from Australia create these lovely tea blends. They pick the tea leaves and roll and dry them within an hour or 2 from picking, ensuring that the healthy phenols in the leaf are preserved for your tea.

The Spicy Olive carries several tea blends:

100% Olive Leaf Tea- This tea is delicious and contains the highest level of anti oxidants.

Olive Leaf Tea and Sencha Green Tea Blend

Women’s Health Blend- contains olive leaf, rose hips and nettle to aid in urinary tract health and other women’s health issues

Energy Blend- this blend is the only tea blend that contains some caffeine. Contains Yerba Matte

Immunity Blend-this blend contains olive leaf, echinacea, lemon peel, and other herbs to encourage your immune system.

Detox Blend- this blend has olive leaf and other natural herbs to aid in the health of your liver and kidneys

These teas are great for these cold winter days, but are also delicious iced.

The teas come in  canisters that contain 16 tea bags for $11.00

 

Spicy Olive on Fox 19! One Pan Tuscan Pasta demo

Melanie Cedargren, owner of The Spicy Olive, was on The Fox 19 Morning show on Jan. 22, 2019 and prepared a delicious yet quick and easy pasta meal. This recipe is perfect for cold, busy nights because it is hearty yet healthy and can be ready in 20-30 minutes!

Here is the link for the demo: http://www.fox19.com/video/2019/01/22/spicy-olive/

Spicy Olive Wine Tasting for Jan. 25 and 26, 2019

Join us to taste some spectacular wines, Friday 4-7 pm and Saturday 3-6pm. We have selected some great wines, all California blends. Our white feature is Blindfold, from Prisoner Wines and the red blends are from Kuleto Estate Wines, St. Helena, California. We hope to see you this weekend!

The Wine Cellar Wine Tastings

Holiday Wines and Champagne Tastings

  • Canard-Duchene Brut Champagne
  • Piper Sonoma Brut Rose Sparkling
  • Black Stallion Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Taken Red Blend

  • Only $1-$3 a pour. Cheese and small nibbles

Sommelier, Chris Hensey recommendation.
No Reservations Required.
Must be 21 years or older

Wine Tastings at The Spicy Olive every Thursday and Friday 4-7 pm and Saturday 3-6 pm.

Located in The Spicy Olive: 7671 Cox Ln. West Chester Ohio 45069. 513.847.4397

Sommelier, Chris Hensey recommendation.

No Reservations Required.
Must be 21 years or older

 

 

The Spicy Olive’s Roasted Butternut Squash Farro Salad

A delicious and healthy salad for the Fall. This salad was prepared on Fox 19 Morning show on Oct.9,2018!

The Spicy Olive's Roasted Butternut Squash Farro Salad

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1/3 cup The Spicy Olive's Blood Orange olive oil
  • 1 butternut squash peeled, seeded and cubed
  • 1 cup farro cooked in water
  • 1/3 cup Dried Cranberries
  • 1 cup Feta Cheese crumbled
  • 1/3 cup The Spicy Olive's Cinnamon Pear balsamic or you could use Cranberry Pear or Maple balsamic
  • 2 cups arugula fresh and washed
  • salt and pepper to taste

Method
 

  1. Peel, seed and cube butternut squash and coat with Blood Orange olive oil (3 Tablespoons). Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste and roast in a 425 degree oven until tender. Drain cooked farro and coat with a Tablespoon or 2 of the Blood Orange olive oil. Place arugula leaves in the bottom of a shallow salad dish and coat with half of remaining Blood Orange olive oil. Mix farro into the arugula in the salad dish. Top with roasted butternut squash. Sprinkle with dried cranberries and feta cheese crumbles. Drizzle with the Cinnamon Pear balsamic and remaining Blood Orange olive oil. Toss and serve. Enjoy!!

The Spicy Olive’s Apple Balsamic Slaw

A delicious recipe to compliment The Spicy Olive’s Balsamic Shredded Pork recipe. It is also a great fall side dish!

The Spicy Olive's Balsamic Apple Slaw

The Spicy Olive's Apple Balsamic Slaw

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups cabbage thinly sliced
  • 2 cups purple cabbage thinly sliced
  • 1 carrot cut into matchsticks
  • 2 green apples cut into matchsticks
  • 2 Tablespoons green onions sliced
  • 1/4 cup The Spicy Olive's Gravenstein Apple balsamic
  • 1 Tablespoon mustard Dijon or The Spicy Olive's Roasted Garlic Champagne mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 cup The Spicy Olive's Lemon olive oil

Method
 

  1. In a large bowl, combine green cabbage, purple cabbage, carrots, apples and green onions. Toss well and set aside. In a separate bowl, add Gravenstein Apple balsamic vinegar, mustard, salt, and pepper. Whisk together. Whisk in Lemon olive oil until completely blended and thickened. Pour over apple slaw mixture. Stir well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour before serving. Enjoy!

The Spicy Olive’s Balsamic Shredded Pork Tenderloin

A delicious pork recipe that could be serve as a main course, made into sliders or even tacos. This recipe is a great option for tailgating and football parties!

Balsamic Shredded Pork Tenderloin

The Spicy Olive's Balsamic Shredded Pork Tenderloin

A delicious recipe to add to your next tailgate or football party!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 10 minutes
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1-3 lb. pork tenderloin
  • 1/2 cup Aged 18-Year Traditional Balsamic Vinegar The Spicy Olive's Maple, Neapolitan Herb or Traditional balsamic
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 Tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 Tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 Tablespoons cold water
  • 1 Tablespoon corn starch

Method
 

  1. Whisk together balsamic vinegar, water, and next 5 ingredients. Add pork to slow cooker. Pour the balsamic vinegar mixture over the pork. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4-5 hours. Use a small strainer or a spoon to discard fat from the liquid in the slow cooker. Transfer as much liquid from the slow cooker into a medium saucepan. Bring liquid to boil. Whisk together and cold water and corn starch and stir into the boiling sauce. Reduce to simmer and allow to cook for 3-4 minutes until slightly thickened. Shred pork with 2 forks, pour sauce over the meat and serve.