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The Oilerie Brookfield Releases First-Ever Cookbook of Recipes, Food Ideas

Brookfield, Wis.The Oilerie Brookfield, long known for its succulent extra virgin olive oils and tantalizing aged balsamic vinegars, is flavoring its customers’ lives further with the release of a new cookbook of recipes and food preparation ideas.

“A Taste of The Oilerie Brookfield” offers an unprecedented menu of choices for using extra virgin olive oils (EVOO) and aged balsamic vinegars in cooking and baking. The cookbook, bound in a hard-copy binder format, contains more than 200 original recipes and ideas for incorporating EVOOs and balsamics into flavorful kitchen creations.

The cookbook is a completely local product. All recipes and information are from The Oilerie Brookfield’s customers and the retailer’s staff. Annual supplement packets of recipes and food ideas are planned, making the book an ever-growing volume of delicious ideas.

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The cookbook, which sells for $21.95, is available only at The Oilerie Brookfield, 17125C W. Bluemound Road (in The Plaza). Owner Jackie Zach will be signing books Dec. 1 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will feature plenty of food samples from the cookbook’s recipes.

“We are extremely proud of this cookbook because it illustrates the creativity and dedication of our loyal customers and store team members,” Zach said. “We hope that everyone who buys a copy will find as much enjoyment from the book as we had putting it all together.”

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“A Taste of The Oilerie Brookfield” has seven sections: Appetizers & Beverages, Soups & Salads, Main Dishes, Vegetables & Sides, Breads & Rolls, This & That, and Desserts. All recipes use one or more of the store’s 30 different EVOOs, balsamic vinegars and nut oils. The cookbook’s index cross-references recipes by individual oils and balsamics, so that readers who have favorites can easily find associated recipes.

The Oilerie Brookfield marks its five-year anniversary in December, with a celebration planned in February 2014. The retailer is well known for its extensive collection of “taste before you buy” EVOOs and balsamic vinegars, plus unique dips, spices, sauces, olives and other complementary foods. More information is available by calling (262) 786-3000 or visiting www.oilerie.com.






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