After watching just a couple of cooking shows I realized that I was cooking all wrong. It seems like all the pros use “EVOO” or extra virgin olive oil when they cook-up their meals. Not only is EVOO considered the “healthier” cooking oil, but it’s also high in anti-oxidants and monounsaturated fatty acids (which may reduce your risk of heart disease.) If you’re not familiar with how to cook with EVOO, you can download the new Let’s Cook! iPhone/iPad App to get cooking tips from Top Chef contestant Fabio Viviani.
About the Let’s Cook! iPhone/iPad App
Ever wanted to cook alongside a Top Chef Fan Favorite? Fabio Viviani from Top Chef All Stars and Season 5 Fan Favorite has just launched an iPhone and iPad app — Let’s Cook! — now available on the App Store.
Let’s Cook! features:
- More than 5 hours of video right at your finger tips (no streaming required)
- 16 step-by-step video recipes in full HD
- 100+ recipes hand-selected by Chef Fabio
- A dozen of Chef Fabio’s cooking and entertaining tip and menu suggestions
The Review
I’ve been trying my hand at cooking for awhile now, but I’ll be honest when I say I haven’t really ventured into serious meat cooking. After a horrible “lemon chicken” debacle a couple of years ago, cooking meats has pretty much been heating up a sausage or cooking a burger. I decided to be adventurous and try the totally delicious sounding Skirt Steak with Polenta recipe. Unfortunately, my plans were thwarted almost from the start when I discovered my grocery store doesn’t carry polenta, but I decided to swap it out with garlic Parmesan risotto, which came conveniently in a box. Plans back on track.
I chopped up the parsley and garlic, then mixed it with Bertolli Extra Light Tasting Olive Oil to create the marinade for the steak. I had never marinated with olive oil before, so I wasn’t sure how the results would turn out. After marinating, I cooked up the steak, filling the house with a wonderful aroma of herbs and meat. I’m happy to say that I did not overcook the steak and successfully served a delicious meal.
You can find many other recipes on the Let’s Cook! app, broken down by category, and conveniently showing you prep time, cooking time, and the number of people the recipe serves.
If you want to start cooking like a Top Chef, you can download Let’s Cook! from the iStore for just $0.99.
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The WiC Project Bertolli Olive Oil Giveaway
The Prize:
Two winners will receive two (2) 8.5 oz bottles of Bertolli Olive Oil!
Disclaimer: This post consists of my (and/or fellow tester) opinions only. Your experiences may be different. No compensation was given for this review/giveaway. I did receive a free product from the manufacturer or their representing PR agency to use and test for the purposes of this review. This did not affect the outcome of this review.
For me, it’s the flavor of Olive Oil that I like so I choose it for cooking.
I love cooking with Olive Oil because it’s healthy and tastes delicious!
I like cooking with olive oil because I think it makes my food taste a lot less greasy. I also like that it has a more natural taste then other oils
I love how wonderful your food tastes when you cook w/olive oil and it’s better for you!
Thanks so much,
Karen
lemontart5kb at gmail dot com
I love olive oil it’s tasty, healthy, and makes it easy to make a great dish. My favorite is pasta, olive oil, onion, garlic, veggies, and red pepper–easy and delicious.
I love love brushing olive oil onto pita bread and sprinkling basil over it. Bake for a few minutes and you have the most delicious pita chips!
besides being healthy, it adds a nice flavor to what you are cooking.
I’ve cooked with olive oil for years. I love it because of the flavor and its so versatile
I LOVE olive oil and love this brand..I cook with it because the flavor is great and it has good healthy benefits.
Thank you for the chance to win!
Joey J.
ajoebloe(at)gmail(dot)com
I love cooking my meats with olive oil. Especially when i make a pasta salad i cook my meat with olive oil and it taste sooo good and i know im eating something healthy and yummy.
I like cooking with olive oil for the taste and because it’s healthier.
I love the flavor and how it is so much better for you
It is healthy for you.
i like cooking with olive oil because its healthier
I like the taste of olive oil better. It’s also healthier than other unnatural oils like vegetable oil and canola.
I ove cooking with olive oil because it has great flavor and lots of monounsaturated fats!
I really love the flavor of olive oil and it’s heart healthy! Thanks for this opportunity!
reducefootprints at gmail dot com
It is a healthier and tastier way to cook!
I love cooking with olive oil because it is healthier and tastes better! Thanks so much for the fantastic giveaway!
Renee Walters
bored2quickly@hotmail.com
It tastes great and is better for us
its healther and I like the taste of it
I LOVE THE TASTE, I USE IT ON MY RED POTATOES AND I BAKE THEM WITH SPICES SOOO GOOD.
I enjoy cooking with olive oil, ’cause it reduces my chances for heart disease. That and it tastes good when combined with fresh garlic.
I’ve cooked with olive oil for years because it’s healthier
prettish at yahoo dot com
I like cooking with olive oil because of the health benefits and it makes things taste so good. I even use it in my baking
emmaspeel(at)gmail.com
I like using olive oil because it’s light and a healthier alternative.
Olive oil is so versatile – of course it is healthy but it can also be used as a monthly hair mask and even an alternative to WD-40:) sheshult@Hotmail.com
Olive oil is the healthiest alternative that can withstand high heats.
I like it since its very healthy and gives the food and awesome taste
I like cooking with olive oil because it is healthier than vegetable oil or butter, and adds a great flavor to food
It`s sooo much healthier & makes everything taste great
It is so much healthier than other oils.
vmkids3 at msn dot com
I like cooking with olive oil because it is healthier than many of the other oils.
I’ve always cooked with olive oil and love the flavor and health benefits.
It’s so much better for you than other oils, plus we love the taste.
OLIVE OIL IS HEALTHIER TO COOK WITH
I cook everything with olive oil instead of vegetable oil.
It’ is healthier & has a better taste. Thanks
Olive oil is healthy and I like the flavor.
I like cooking with olive oil because it doesn’t make my food feel as “heavy” as other oils.
i like cooking with olive oil because it’s heart healthy
Cooking with olive oil brings so much more flavor to food.
i like cooking with olive oil because it is the healthy choice for my family.
I like the taste and because I know it’s better for us than other oils.
love Bertolli EVOO because it give good flavor while being good for you
I like cooking with olive oil because it is healthy
I like cooking with Olive Oil because it tastes great and is heart healthy.
I like cooking with olive oil because it is healthy and taste good.
helenkeeler@comcast.net
I like to cook with olive oil for the flavvor
I love to saute veggies in olive oil. Oh it is soooo good.
It’s so versatile. Cooking & dipping.
It makes the food taste less oily
I like cooking with olive oil because it’s clean and it tastes great.
It tastes good and is healthier than other oils
I cook with olive oil for the deep base flavor it provides.
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I honestly just love the taste of olive oil!
mommyfreetime at gmail dot com
I like it because it’s healthier.
It’s wonderful for mushrooms.
Olive Oil is delicious! It is not only good for frying, but as a component in recipes and a dip for bread.
I use it for so many things, from Italian dishes I cook on the stove to a dip for bread
I love cooking with it because it is healthy.
I love making caprese salad with some garlic olive oil. YUM!
Olive oil is a must for Seafood over Pasta! I use Olive oil for salads too.
We cook heavily with olive oil because we believe in its benefits!
I use olive oil because it is healthier and it tastes betters
I like it because it is healthier than regular cooking oil and has a great taste
its a healthier oil
I love cooking with olive oil because it healthier for me and I just love to unique taste it brings to my recipes.
I grew up with it and really enjoy the flavor.
I’m a GFC follower.
I’m an email subscriber.
I’m an email subscriber. 2
love the clean taste
thank you
tatertot374@sbcglobal.net
taste gr8 and good for you!
I like using olive oil for roasting vegetables in the oven.
I LIKE TO USE IT CAUSE IT’S A HEALTHIER OIL
the flavor is much better.
dolniaks[at]consolidated[dot]net
I like cooking with olive oil because we like the taste and it’s healthy
Because the food is tastier and healthier.
GloriaDeal@aol.com
its a healthy option and a little goes a long way
I like cooking with olive oil because it’s a healthy choice and it has a nice taste.
because it”s better for you than other oils
Olive Oil is a lot healthier to cook with plus it reminds me of the trip I took to Italy.
It gives a great flavor on my pastas and pizzas.
kerrie@mayansfamily.com
I love the taste of olive oil in cooked items and drizzled and dipped items.
jtmagmom73(at)gmail(dot)com
healthy and easy to use and tasty
Food taste better
We prefer the taste
Kims2312@Verizon.net
I don’t cook with olive oil, but would like to try.
I love the flavor, plus it’s healthy!
smchester at gmail dot com
Olive Oil is more flavorful than veggie oil.
Because it is healthy and has more flavor!
It is healthier for you.
We use olive oil since it’s healthier, plus ilove the taste
It’s so healthier and tasty
sps1113 at yahoo dot com
It’s healthier and easy to use/cook with.
i think it is healthier
I like the flavor of olive oil
I love cooking with olive oil because it’s healthier and taste good.
because it’s healthier
I like the taste of olive oil 🙂
actually it is my son who is 17 that loves to cook with olive oil
tmarie56@hotmail.com
olive oil is heart healthy!
Because it’s healthier
Because it raises your good cholesterol!
Its healthier and makes food taste good.
Because it is better for you than almost all of the other types of cooking oil.
I like to cook with olive oil because it is healthier and adds a great flavor.
I like cooking with olive oil because it provides healthy omega-3s
Olive oil enhances the flavors the herbs and spices that you are cooking with and it tastes so good.
Bertolli is my favorite-extra light organic!
I like that it gives my food flavor and doesn’t weigh it down in calories!
hazel
hwilcox2008@gmail.com
To be more healthy and it tastes better.
It is better for you and taste great.
I like that it’s healthy!
It’s healthier for your heart
It gives the food so much flavor.
I like cooking with olive oil because it’s so heart healthy.
Thank you.
barbara dot montyj at gmail dot com
Because olive oil is very good for your heart.
Because it is healthier.
i think it adds a better flavor to foods
Love to make home made pizza with it.
I like eating healthy and olive oil tastes good!!
I love how it is sooo healthy
It tastes alot better & it’s healthier than other oils. Thanks!
I love using olive oil because it keeps my spaghetti looking good!
It’s healthy and it tastes good!
Olive oil imparts a nice depth you don’t get with other oils. Try it for old school popcorn!
it taste good on pasta
We always cook w/Bertolli’s olive oil it’s good for you and the food tastes so good not greasy!!!
It’s a healthy oil to cook with!
because its just as tasty as bacon grease and probably healthier to cook with
I like cooking with olive oil because the flavor is better and it’s healthier.
I have started using olive oil so much more than other oils because it’s so much better for you. I could really use these.
along with being healthier for you it makes u feel good to know your doing good for your family and personal health.
I love the flavor and healthiness of it.
Because it has a lighter taste.
it is healthier
marygardner49 at aol dot com
The overall taste is so much better than any other oils and its health benefits are awesome!
I grew up with Italian cooking and nothing beats the smell of garlic cooking in olive oil.
i love the taste and health benefits
Because it makes everything taste wonderfuL!
Oil oil has a better flavor than vegetable oil
it’s a cleaner oil and is healthier for your body
I like cooking with olive oil because it is healthier than other oils.
I have high cholesterol and olive oil is better for you.
I love cooking with it because of the taste.
Thanks for the giveaway…we cook with olive oil because it is a healthy alternative to other types of vegetable oil.
senorpiero [at] yahoo [dot] com
it’s better for you 🙂
I like cooking with olive oil because I like the flavor it adds.