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7671 Cox Lane
West Chester, Ohio 45069
513-847-4397
2736 Erie Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45208
513-376-9061


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The Spicy Olive Hyde Park & West Chester is hiring for the upcoming holidays. If you love our olive oils and balsamic vinegars, you might be the perfect candidate. Please send us an email with your resume if you're interested! [email protected]
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The Spicy Olive switched over to the Southern Hemisphere in September. The olive oils in the stores were crushed in May/June 2014. Come in and Taste the Difference Fresh makes! 


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Cavu Coffee in West Chester is serving lunch in addition to their great coffee! The Spicy Olive is supplying the Balsamic vinegar for their great salads! Stop in at Cavu and try one today & then stop at The Spicy Olive so you can make great  dressings at home!
 
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        Happy Holidays to all! I love the Christmas season! I hope The Spicy Olive can help you with putting together a great holiday! We have wonderful gifts to delight anyone on your shopping list, gift baskets for corporate or personal gift giving and great recipes to help you with all your holiday dinners and parties. I am so excited to announce that The Spicy Olive now has skin care products made with our high quality extra virgin olive oil. These products deliver the wonderful health benefits of olive oil directly to your skin. They are made with extra virgin olive oil and essential oils, nothing else. They are all natural and full of vitamin E for your skin! Now you can enjoy the health benefits of our great olive oils from the inside out and now the outside in!!

 Here is a video on the Health Benefits of Fresh Extra Virgin olive oil by Dr. Mary Flynn of the University of California:
Dr Mary Flynn - The role of Extra Virgin Olive oil in a healthy diet
Dr Mary Flynn - The role of Extra Virgin Olive oil in a healthy diet

 



Spicy Olive Holiday Recipes :
 
The Spicy Olive's FROG Jam Thumbprint Cookies

For Cookies:                          For Glaze:
2/3 cup sugar                         1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup butter, softened            1 1/2 tsp. orange extract
1/2 tsp. orange extract            2-3 tsp. water
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup The Spicy Olive's FROG Jam (Fig, Rapsberry, Orange Marmalade and Ginger)
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine sugar butter and orange extract. Beat at medium speed until creamy (2-3 minutes). Reduce speed to low and add flour in small batches. Beat well until combined. Cover and chill dough for 1 hour.Shape dough into 1 inch balls (no larger). Place cookies 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet. With thumb or spoon make an indentation in the center of each cookie. Fill indentation with 1/4 tsp of FROG jam. Bake for 14-18 minutes or until very lightly browned. Drizzle glaze over cookies when cooled. Makes 3 1/2 dozen cookies.

The Spicy Olive's Egg Nog Shrub

1 cup Premium Egg Nog
1 jigger rum
1 tsp. The Spicy Olive's Maple or Cinnamon Pear balsamic (or more to taste)

Mix together in a short cocktail glass. Top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of nutmeg! Enjoy!

The Spicy Olive's Maple Glazed Nuts

1 cup pecans            1 Tbsp The Spicy Olive Chipotle oil
1 cup almonds          1 tsp. The Spicy Olive's Maple bals.
1 cup walnuts            2 Tbsp. fresh rosemary,chopped
2 Tbsp. brown sugar  1 tsp. dried thyme, chopped
2 Tbsp. maple syrup  1/8 tsp. salt & pepper

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, toss all 3 nuts with brown sugar and maple syrup,  The Spicy Olive's Maple balsamic, The Spicy Olive's Chipotle olive oil, rosemary and thyme. Spread the nuts on an ungreased, rimmed baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes stirring occasionally. You may need to put bake in oven for 15 minutes more for glaze to set and nuts lightly browned. Season the nuts with salt and pepper and toss frequently until cooled. The nuts can be stored in an airtight container for up to 2-3 weeks.



The Spicy Olive's Holiday Salad
The Perfect salad for Christmas Dinner

1 pkg mixed field greens
5 oz. crumbled Feta Cheese
Kernels from one fresh Pomegranate
1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
1/4 cup The Spicy Olive's Pomegranate Quince white balsamic
1/4 cup The Spicy Olive's Persian Lme olive oil
 Place mixed greens in a salad bowl and top with feta cheese, Pomegranate kernels and pine nuts. Mix together the olive oil and balsamic vinegar and pour over salad. Toss and serve.


Spicy Olive Holiday Gift Baskets

The Spicy Olive offers great gift baskets for business and personal gift giving. Let your clients know how much you appreciate their business. Click here for a link to our order form. We offer 3 sized  baskets. Pictured is our medium basket that sells for $47.00. 
  

Spicy Olive Can Cover Your Gift Needs!

From Spa Gift sets of our new Skincare Products, gift cards, olive oils and balsamic vinegars for the cook or just someone that likes to eat, The Spicy Olive has gifts to help you finish your shopping in one easy stop!! Come in and let us help you  start & finish your shopping in a fun and friendly place!
  

  NEW-Spicy Olive Skincare Products!!
The Spicy Olive now has skincare products
made with our fresh Extra Virgin olive oils! Now you can have the health benefits of fresh cold pressed olive oil topically as well as internally! These products are made in Austrailia by an olive oil producer that supplies our high quality olive oils. The Spicy Olive has shampoo, conditioner, shaving soap, soap, body wash, candles and an unbelievable soothing balm. These items arrived December 1st and I am already addicted to the Lemon Scented Tea Tree Soothing Balm. My winter chapped skin loves it! These products are all natural with essential oils added to fragrance them. Body wash is available in Peppermint, Rose Geranium and Lavender, Shampoo and Conditioner in Rose Geranium
This is another great gift option from The Spicy Olive! 

  




Cooking Classes and Tasting and Pairings Classes will return in 2015.  December is so busy in the stores that these classes are on hold until January. We look forward to helping you with your holiday shopping!




Dr. Ryan Berlin of Align Chiropractic is holding Recipe Night at The Spicy Olive, West Chester, Monday Dec 8, 2014 at 6:30pm. " Have your Cake and Eat It TOO" is the topic of this  evening. Come in and join us to learn how change your recipes so you can be healthy and still enjoy your favorite things!


 

 

 


 

 

 
 
  Uncorked
 
 December  Wine Tasting Events:
   Casual Tastings every Friday evening 4-8:00pm and Saturday afternoons 12-5:00pm. Monthly Tasting the 3rd Wednesday of each month (reservations required).
UnCorked is located  inside The Spicy Olive, West Chester.

Call 513-704-2933 for more information.
 
 
 
  
 
      I wish you all the happiest of holiday seasons! Thank you for your support and business this year. I  hope you will try some of our holiday recipes to add to your enjoyment of this season! May the New Year be filled with many blessings for you all!

Sincerely,

Melanie Cedargren

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