News from The Grove
End of the Gold Medal Tawarri Gold oils for 2024/25!
Our Extra Virgin Olive Oil has flown out of the oil shed. We have no more to sell this year.
New Season 2024 Oil Fresh from the Press!
We’re very excited – we finished harvesting our olives at the weekend. The weather was fine, the olives fell into the bins in their colourful glory.
Great News! Tawarri got GOLD
This year we entered the Australian International Olive Oil Awards again, after a few years break. We knew this season’s oil was very good, and it is so encouraging to have that verified by judges across many countries.
Summer of Fire and Dust
We are all hoping that this will be known as THE summer of fire, not the first in an era of really bad summer fires.
It’s Blossom Time!
After a few anxious weeks, the olive flowers are out! It’s such a brief blossoming, and so crucial, that celebrations are called for.
Recipes
Best Ever Banana Cake
Its summer, bananas ripen so quickly – what to do? This cake is quick and easy to make, and delicious -we had our taste with morning tea.
Sweet Oat Cakes
Serve with a wedge of cheese – Manchego or by choice – and a bunch of grapes.
Chocolate and Olive Oil Mousse
So simple, so delicious – a serious treat!.
Hummus bi Tahini
My favourite hummus recipe, from my first ever middle eastern cookbook, called Middle Eastern Cookery, by Eva Zane, published in 1974.