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Celeste Oliva will be closed May 28th, 2018 for Memorial Day.

Ingredients:  4 tablespoons of Baklouti EVOO  5 pounds of boneless skinless chicken thighs or breast tenders 4 cups of chicken stock or broth 1/2 cup dark chocolate balsamic 2 large yellow onions, sliced 1/2 a cup blanched slivered almonds 1/2 cup hulled pumpkin seeds 6 large garlic cloves 3 teaspoon of cumin seeds 3 teaspoons of coriander seeds 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon 1 bay leaf 3 ounces dried Pasilla chilies, stemmed, seeded, cut with scissors into 1" pieces 2 teaspoons of dried oregano salt and pepper to taste chopped fresh cilantro for garnish corn tortillas, warmed Directions:  Heat 2...

1/3 cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves 1/4 cup of Neapolitan Herb Dark Balsamic 1/4 cup of Ultra Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil + 2 tablespoons kosher salt and fresh ground pepper to taste 1 medium eggplant (3/4 a pound), pealed and sliced about 1/3" thick In a bowl of a food processor or blender add the oil, vinegar, parsley, salt and pepper. Pulse to finely chop the parsley.  Preheat an outdoor charcoal, gas grill or a grill pan until smoking hot. Brush the eggplant slices on each side with olive oil and then arrange the slices on the...

3 cups of unbleached flour 2 cups of granulated cane sugar 1 teaspoon of salt 2 teaspoons of baking powder 2 teaspoons of green cardamom seeds, freshly ground 1 cup of Persian Lime EVOO 2 large eggs, whisked Directions:  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F In a bowl, add the sugar, oil and eggs. Beat on medium speed until thick and creamy (about 3 minutes). In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour and remaining dry ingredients. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in three additions beating in between additions until no dry ingredients remains. Scoop approximately 2...

2 cups of butternut squash peeled, cubed in 1" pieces 1 pound of dry Trottole of Macaroni pasta 2 cups of shredded guyere 2 cups of shredded white cheddar 1/2 cup Pecorino Romano cheese 3 cups of milk 1 cup of heavy cream 1/2 cup AP flour 1 to 4 tablespoons of Garlic EVOO (depending on how much garlic you would like 1 tablespoon  Truffle Infused EVOO  1 large shallot finely minced 2 teaspoons of salt  fresh ground pepper to taste Preheat oven to 375 degrees F  Grease a 13" by 9" baking dish with Garlic EVOO Place the cut...